Film And Tv

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

Between Lagos and Jos, Famous Orion Iraoya’s “Finding Nina” Struggles to Find Itself

Prime Video’s latest Nigerian film, Finding Nina, cultivates a restrained yet deliberate sense of artistry, using photography and the Northern Nigeria landscape as its thematic anchors. At the centre of the plot is its protagonist Jabir (JB), a seasoned street photographer whose journey drives the narrative. From fleeting childhood memories of a boy quietly observing […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

Between Lagos and Jos, Famous Orion Iraoya’s “Finding Nina” Struggles to Find Itself

What’s the Utility of a Nigerian Film Review?

When Kemi Adetiba’s To Kill a Monkey was released on Netflix, it was seemingly agreed upon that it was another of the director’s masterpieces until dissenting reviews started tripping in. These reviews, which I also contributed to, assessed the series beyond its supposedly compact storytelling and genre-conscious editing, cinematography and lighting. In the nature of […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

What’s the Utility of a Nigerian Film Review?

My Life In Nollywood: Taye Arimoro

Every week, The Culture Custodian grants you an all-access backstage pass into the lives of Nollywood rock stars. You get to learn about their fascinating backgrounds, the behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode features actor Taye Arimoro. Taye Arimoro was born a twin and grew up as one of the youngest children in a large […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

My Life In Nollywood: Taye Arimoro

Anti-Piracy Wars: The NCC Suspension of MovieBox and Implications For Nollywood 

The war against piracy of intellectual property appears to be taking a new dimension, with the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), in association with the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), issuing a ban on moviebox.ng, a notorious digital platform that has come under fire for its illegal film and music streaming activities, including popular Nollywood titles. […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 year ago

Anti-Piracy Wars: The NCC Suspension of MovieBox and Implications For Nollywood 

Reflections on Kanyin Ajayi’s “Nothing Human”

Kanyin Ajayi’s Nothing Human, the English adaptation of Rien d’humain by the acclaimed French writer Marie NDiaye starring Ade Laoye, Bridget Nkem and ‘Chukwu Martin will be showing at the intimate and cozy hall of Alliance Française on August 2nd and 3rd. Ahead of its premiere, the director/producer, Ajayi invited Culture Custodian to a journalist […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

Reflections on Kanyin Ajayi’s “Nothing Human”
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