Vivian Nneka Nwajiaku

Durban FilmMart
Durban FilmMart 2025 Unveils Official Project Selections for Pitch and Finance Forum

Following the announcement of the 2025 edition of the Durban FilmMart (DFM) earlier this month,…

The Masked King
“The Masked King” Review: Uduak-Obong Patrick’s Historical Drama Is Dampened by Its Wobbly Political Consciousness

The Masked King wants to portray a push and pull between traditions and societal change,…

Family Brouhaha
“Family Brouhaha” Review: Femi Adebayo’s Solo Debut Is a Dysfunctional Film About a Dysfunctional Family

In Family Brouhaha, what we have is a group of people who are fundamentally badly-behaved…

A Lagos Love Story
“A Lagos Love Story” Review: Where’s the Love in This Inkblot’s Romance Drama?

Regrettably, A Lagos Love Story fails to tell a convincing love story or even spark…

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…

Labake Olododo: The Warrior Lord
“Labake Olododo” Review: Biodun Stephen’s Yoruba Epic Is a Gender-Flipped Samson-And-Delilah Narrative Starring Iyabo Ojo

In a time when the indigenous epic genre has begun to feel repetitive and forgettable,…

Finding Me
“Finding Me” Review: Funke Akindele’s Mistitled Dramedy Struggles With an Identity Crisis

Finding Me does not know what it wants to be. Its tone is chaotic, the…

Suky
“Suky” Review: Ola Cardoso’s Prison-Set, Revenge-Themed Sports Drama Is Tepid

As a prison film, Suky is unmoving; as a sports film, it is uninspiring; and…

AMVCA
The Annual AMVCA’s Category Problem: Should TV Productions Be Competing with Films?

If the AMVCA insists on recognising achievement in television, then it’s time to recognise that…

Love, Olaitan
“Love, Olaitan” Review: Moyosore Akinsete’s Short Film Is a Mesmerising Portrait of Love and Loss

Love, Olaitan is a treatise on the bond between father and daughter, but more broadly,…