Daniel Okechukwu, Author at The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014)

The Highest Grossing Nollywood Films in 2019 (So Far)

June 6, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

gold statue highest grossing nollywood film 2019

It has been a poor year thus far for Nigerian films at the box office. At present, no Nigerian film has grossed over 30 million Naira yet. The highest grossing

Film & TV

Watch Adesua Etomi Play a Henchman in the First Teaser for The Set Up

June 5, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

First Teaser for The Set Up starring Adesua Etomi, Joke Silva, Dakore

It seems Adesua Etomi-Wellington is going to own 2019. We just saw her handle guns and swords and kick ass in the action-packed trailer for Muna, and in the teaser

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Watch Adesua Etomi kick ass in the action packed trailer for Muna

June 4, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

Watch Adesua Etomi in the trailer for Muna

‘Muna’ is the story of a spirited girl raised by her grandmother; the last surviving member of their family. Muna’s driving desire to provide a better life for herself and

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The Most Anticipated Nollywood Films Opening in June

May 29, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

May has been an interesting month for Nollywood; we have welcomed two veterans, Tade Odigan and Chico Ejiro, the former impressed with his comic masterpiece—Gold Statue—while Mr. Ejiro’s Night Bus

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Tade Odigan’s Gold Statue is a Nollywood Comic Tour de Force

May 29, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

A cocktail of big budget, popular stars and comedy in Nollywood is mostly a recipe for disaster, mainly because such films are cash grabs with little to no artistic value. But Tade Odigan, the Nollywood veteran who blessed us with the cult classic, Diamond Ring, has no interest in swimming in this sea of mediocrity.

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Watch the trailer for Ifeanyi Michael’s The Foreigner’s God

May 22, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

The Foreigner's God first teaser trailer

Ifeanyi ‘IFAN’ Michael just released the first teaser trailer for his highly anticipated period drama, The Foreigner’s God, and it looks tasty. In the teaser, we see Toni Tones, fresh

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1929 is a sloppy portrayal of the 1929 Women’s War

May 21, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

The 1929 Women’s War is an important piece of Nigerian history that’s oft forgotten and overlooked. The stand taken by the women across then Eastern Nigeria is one of the

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Our Favorite Looks from the Great Gatsby Themed Cold Feet Premiere

May 21, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

Moses Inwang’s ‘Cold Feet’ is now streaming on Showmax.

Moses Inwang’s highly anticipated romantic drama “Cold Feet” premiered three days ago at the Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The theme was the “Great Gatsby,” the 2013’s Oscar Best Costume

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Watch the Hilarious Trailer for Imoh Umoren’s ‘The Coffin Salesman’

May 16, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

Indie film director Imoh Umoren has released the trailer for his third feature of the year, The Coffin Salesman, and it is exciting! “The Coffin salesman is a dark comedy

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These Artists are blurring the lines between Nollywood and Music

March 19, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

Simi is the latest Nigerian singer to pitch her talent in the Nollywood. The singer who dropped one of 2017’s best albums is set to feature in Kunle Afolayan’s latest

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In ‘Void’, Grief is Well Explored but Unconvincingly Portrayed.

March 14, 2019 by Daniel Okechukwu

Grief is not a tool commonly used in New Nollywood: there’s fatigue from seeing it used in the home video era and it’s simply not commercial enough and right now