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“The Wildflower” Review: Biodun Stephen’s Winning Streak Continues in New Film About Gender-Based Violence

The film’s(The wildflower) mostly well-written screenplay exposes Nigeria’s rape culture, exploring the perceived normalcy of…

“Dazzling Mirage” Review: Tunde Kelani’s Old but Gold Film on sickle-cell Disease Makes Entrance on Netflix

From its first release in 2014, to its recent release on Netflix, the movie remains…

“Kedibone” Review: A Coming-of-Age Tale of a Flawed, Young South African Woman

In Kedibone, Thomas Gumede sells both a South African coming-of-age story and a love story…

Movie Review: EbonyLife finds Redemption with “Blood Sisters”

Criticisms against Nollywood have often zeroed in on the quality of its storytelling — its…

“Savage Beauty” Review: A Dysfunctional Wealthy Family in a Tale of Revenge

…that the idea is not original does not mean that there is nothing new to…

Four Nollywood Crime Thrillers to Stream After “Blood Sisters” (And Four Coming Soon)

By Vivian Nneka Nwajiaku If you have been paying any attention to Nollywood or Netflix,…

“Blood Sisters” Review: Netflix’s First Nigerian Original Series is EbonyLife’s Dramatic Comeback

…even if most of the details of the plot will be easily forgotten, Blood Sisters…

“The Man of God” Review: Austen-Peters’ Latest Netflix Release Struggles Against Itself to be Great

However, while The Man of God is a beautiful script, it is plagued by a…

“Young, Famous and African” Review: Reactions to South African Beauticians’ “Flop” in Reality show

However, the makeup in the show had problems with shade finding – a relatable problem…

Free but Unequal: A Review of African America

Black women are seen as ready and desperate to lighten their skin tone, all in…