Nollywood

One Gidi Night
“One Gidi Night” Review: A Thriller That Finds Its Rhythm Only to Lose It

One Gidi Night finds its rhythm when Lagos, the clock and its characters’ desperation converge,…

Nollywood
Nollywood’s Political Unconsciousness and the Critic’s Quagmire

If films are inherently political, if all films have something to say, though they may…

Nollywood
For How Long Can We Sustain This Thing of Ours?: On Bootstrapping and the Current Iteration of Nollywood

Nollywood filmmakers have proven their capacity for innovation under constraint, time and again, but there…

Nollywood
Nollywood and Its Complicated Relationship with the Oscars

Whether or not an Oscar ever comes, Nollywood’s challenge is to chart a path that…

sexual violence
Dear Nollywood, Stop Using Sexual Violence as a Plot Device

There is a way to portray sexual violence onscreen, even in Nollywood, and that way…

Sinners
The Success of “Sinners” at the Nigerian Box Office: Five Lessons for Nollywood

The success of Sinners can serve as an opportunity to think and take lessons from…

NollyTube
Nollywood Needs NollyTube, But Does NollyTube Need Our Brains to Be Turned Off?

Nollywood needs NollyTube, regardless of the merits and demerits, or the sustainability of YouTube as…

Nollywood date night movies
15 Nollywood Movies Perfect for Date Night

Nollywood offers a treasure trove of films brimming with love, laughter, and heartfelt moments.  By…

Participants at the "Interactive Session with Hollywood and Nollywood"
Does Nollywood Have Too Many Speaking Events?

Nollywood’s potential is immense, but reaching it will require more than just conversations. By Joseph…

Tokunbo
“Tòkunbọ̀” Review: Ramsey Nouah’s Film Exposes Nollywood’s Storytelling Flaws

By relying on poorly developed plots and characters, overused themes, and borrowed aesthetics, Tòkunbọ̀ perpetuates…