Vivian Nneka Nwajiaku

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,…

Moyosore Akinsete
In Conversation: Moyosore Akinsete Talks “Love, Olaitan”, Growing Into Filmmaking, and the Fear of Loss

“I hope I still have a full life that influences how I make films. I…

Blackout
“Blackout” Review: Okechukwu Oku’s Psychological Thriller Is Confident in Its Vision

Blackout might not be entirely plausible, but it still very much feels like a film…

Love Lockdown
“Love Lockdown” Review: Lyndsey F. Efejuku’s Erotic Lockdown Romance Wants to Say Something About Love

Love Lockdown is an attractive material that wants to say a few things about the…

Tarella: Princess of the Nile
“Tarella: Princess of the Nile” Review: A Nollywood Cinderella Reimagining With Too Little Imagination

Everything about Tarella takes you out of whatever world it wants to place you in,…

Summer Rain
“Summer Rain” Review: Adenike Adebayo-Esho’s Film Anchors a Promising Romance That Fizzles Away

With unhandy direction and an unwieldy screenplay, Summer Rain crumbles under the weight of its…

democracy day
Marking Democracy Day: 5 Films about Nigeria’s Democracy (And Where to Find Them)

Film has always been an important avenue for social and political commentary. Nigerian politics can…