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Features, reviews, and essays on film and TV shows from across the African continent

Akay Mason’s “Red Circle” is a Thoughtful Drama that Doesn’t Add Up

The Yoruba people have a saying: “Sátídé ti ọ dà, àti Jímọ́h láti mọ́.” Although there are different iterations of this saying, what they loosely translate to is that tomorrow’s greatness is foreshadowed in the details of today. This often-recycled axiom captures my thoughts after watching the trailer for Akay Mason’s Red Circle which has […]

Seyi Lasisi

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5 months ago

Akay Mason’s “Red Circle” is a Thoughtful Drama that Doesn’t Add Up

Nollywood Romcoms Do Not Reflect Nigeria

If you’ve been even remotely active online, the words Achalugo and Odogwu have likely crossed your path, either directly or embedded in brands like Piggyvest’s marketing materials. Perhaps you’ve also encountered the lavish praise hailing Love in Every Word as one of 2025’s cinematic masterpieces, or declarations that Omoni Oboli has revolutionized NollyTube. If we […]

Shalom Tewobola

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6 months ago

Nollywood Romcoms Do Not Reflect Nigeria

MTV Shuga Reconnects With Its Kenyan Roots

The popular television show MTV Shuga is returning to Kenya after 15 years and will premiere in May 2025. The anticipated season, MTV Shuga Mashariki, brings together a new array of talented actors and an all-Kenyan production team. First launched in Kenya in 2009, the award-winning drama series has evolved across different African regions, expanding […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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8 months ago

MTV Shuga Reconnects With Its Kenyan Roots

The Best Nollywood Movies to Watch on YouTube Right Now

NollyTube has undergone a transformation. It has shed its former reputation as a repository for low-quality films to become a legitimate cinematic platform. This evolution has attracted not only viewers in droves but also respected filmmakers and veteran actors who now proudly showcase their work on the platform. The production values have skyrocketed, proving that […]

Shalom Tewobola

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8 months ago

The Best Nollywood Movies to Watch on YouTube Right Now

“B(l)ind the Sacrifice”: Nakhane Pokes at Organised Religion and Received Traditional Knowledge

“Additionally, the film opens with the mother reiterating how important it is to follow the family’s tradition and obey the father. I wanted to use this to state that sometimes the victims of patriarchy subconsciously ensure that it stays in power. Although she doesn’t participate in the sacrifice, it’s ambiguous as to if she knows about two important incidents in the film: The attempted sacrifice and the lead character’s killing of his father. I decided to do that to leave ambiguity in the audiences’ consciousness.”

Seyi Lasisi

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8 months ago

“B(l)ind the Sacrifice”: Nakhane Pokes at Organised Religion and Received Traditional Knowledge

Nollywood Under Scrutiny: Unpacking the “Gangs of Lagos” Court Verdict and Its Impact on Nigerian Filmmakers 

About two years ago, when Gangs of Lagos was released on Amazon Prime Video as her first Nigerian Original film, it was met with mixed reactions. Some praised the film as a milestone in modern Nigerian storytelling. Apologists of traditions accused the producers of misrepresenting Isale Eko and defaming the sacred Eyo Masquerade institution. I […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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8 months ago

Nollywood Under Scrutiny: Unpacking the “Gangs of Lagos” Court Verdict and Its Impact on Nigerian Filmmakers 

The 10 Best Nigerian Action Films of All Time

What we call Nollywood are works and developments in Nigerian film and television, from the days of home video to the current streaming and cinema era. This corpus includes films across different genres, which blend and project peculiar Nigerian realities with universal trends. One of these popular Nollywood genres, the action film, offers adventurous, thrilling, […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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8 months ago

The 10 Best Nigerian Action Films of All Time

“This Is Love” Review—Victor Njoku’s Experiential Coverage of Queer Relationships In Nigeria 

On 7th January, 2014, former president of Nigeria Goodluck Ebele Jonathan signed the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013 (SSMPA), banning and criminalising marriage between persons of the same sex in Nigeria. While society has always frowned at homosexual conduct, the SSMPA formally institutionalised it —with the Act further recommending 10 years imprisonment for people who […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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8 months ago

“This Is Love” Review—Victor Njoku’s Experiential Coverage of Queer Relationships In Nigeria 

“Fanon”, A Biopic on Afro-Caribbean Activist and Philosopher, Premieres In French Theatres 

The life of famous 20th-century Afro-Caribbean philosopher, psychiatrist, diplomat, scholar, and anti-colonial & civil rights activist Frantz Fanon has been the subject of popular culture representations over the years, including, at least, twice on the screens. In 1997, Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask, a docudrama named after the Martinican’s historical critique of the same […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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8 months ago

“Fanon”, A Biopic on Afro-Caribbean Activist and Philosopher, Premieres In French Theatres 
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