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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

Africa Magic Starts The New Year With Four New Shows 

Entertainment giant Africa Magic was super-productive in 2023, putting out unique, original content and surpassing their accomplishments in 2022. The broadcast company has now greenlighted four new shows in the New Year. These shows are Unscripted, The Theory of Breakfast, Hook, Line and Sinkah, and Man Friend. The Theory of Breakfast, which premiered on January […]

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2 years ago

Africa Magic Starts The New Year With Four New Shows 

“Blood Vessel” Review: A Tragic Story of Love and Survival With Less Attention On Character Development 

Films are often based on or inspired by real-life events, and Nollywood has been no exception in 2023 with productions such as Linda Ikeji’s Dark October, Bolanle Austen-Peters’s biopic Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, and Blood Vessel recalling different particles of Nigeria’s socio-political history. On Blood Vessel, storyteller Musa Jeffery David takes a cue from the oil predicament […]

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2 years ago

“Blood Vessel” Review: A Tragic Story of Love and Survival With Less Attention On Character Development 

In-House: Biggest Dramas In 2023

One thing is for sure, Nigerians love drama, there will never be a shortage of drama especially wherever Nigerians are involved. In the year 2023, even though blatant transgressions like animals stealing public funds were not recorded, we were still left with sufficiently unbelievable and confusing moments. As the backdrop of the year was the […]

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2 years ago

In-House: Biggest Dramas In 2023

10 Nigerian Films You Should See This Christmas Season

In Nigeria, as well as other parts of the world, Christmas Day (December 25th) is a Christian holiday for celebration of love, family and life, during which people express affection for one another, exchange gifts and throw parties. However, due to the popularity of the festive season, the celebration is adopted by even non-Christians and […]

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2 years ago

10 Nigerian Films You Should See This Christmas Season

S16 Film Festival: How “Mami Wata” Sailed to Sundance

Sir Victor Uwaifo, the late great Nigerian musician, once confessed seeing Mami Wata as he sat strumming a guitar on a beach, in Lagos, in the 1960s. That incredulous encounter, the Highlife maestro claimed, inspired The Guitar Boy, his national hit which characterizes Mami Wata as a benign presence. A sea goddess, Mami Wata is […]

Michael Aromolaran

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2 years ago

S16 Film Festival: How “Mami Wata” Sailed to Sundance

Obasanjo’s Internet – Taiwo Adeyemi

Did you know that there are approximately 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide? Can you imagine all the different ways in which we all use the internet? Obasanjo’s Internet is our interview series where we speak to some of our internet favourites on how they relate to the internet and what it means to them […]

Damilola Oyeleke

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2 years ago

Obasanjo’s Internet – Taiwo Adeyemi
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