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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

Are Streaming Services Retiring Cinema Culture in Nigeria?

Before the era of streaming services, cinemas were the go-to for movie releases and a popular source of entertainment for many Nigerians. If you grew up in Nigeria in the early 2000s, you’d understand that going to the cinema was a huge highlight, guaranteed to be an exciting experience with the huge screens, aroma of […]

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2 years ago

Are Streaming Services Retiring Cinema Culture in Nigeria?

Fatal Seduction Review: The Need for Deeper Reflection Has Been Subverted by Overtly Sexually Stimulating Content

Perhaps, like me, you can recall your earliest introduction to South African movies and shows. Transient as my memory is, I can remember passionately watching How to Ruin Christmas and getting gradually entombed in the well-curated comic world of the show. After How to Ruin Christmas, in a noble attempt to follow my obsession with […]

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

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2 years ago

Fatal Seduction Review: The Need for Deeper Reflection Has Been Subverted by Overtly Sexually Stimulating Content

Meet The Young African Creatives Behind Disney’s Kizazi Moto

by Water Marwizi, bird story agency Disney’s Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire is an anthology series blending various mythologies with sci-fi and fantasy. It consists of ten episodes created by talented African animators from Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Produced by Triggerfish, a South African animation studio, the series showcases advanced technology, aliens, spirits, […]

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

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2 years ago

Meet The Young African Creatives Behind Disney’s Kizazi Moto

Review: HumAngle’s Short Film Paints The Ugly Picture Of Terror In The North-East

The Displaced is a short film by HumAngle, a daring media platform founded in 2020 to provide concise coverage of a myriad of interconnected issues, especially involving conflict and terror, economic instability and humanitarian problems in Africa. But there are a multitude of publications, in print and electronic media, with a similar scope and vision. Where […]

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2 years ago

Review: HumAngle’s Short Film Paints The Ugly Picture Of Terror In The North-East

Nollywood Goes Global At Nigeria Day, Essence Film Festival in New Orleans 

It was a delightful show and toast to a beautiful becoming for Nollywood and its stakeholders at this year’s Nigeria Day at the Essence Festival of Culture. The delegation of industry stakeholders, led by the CEO of That Good Media Toyosi Etim-Effiong, represented the country and showcased her cinematic ideals on the global stage at […]

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2 years ago

Nollywood Goes Global At Nigeria Day, Essence Film Festival in New Orleans 

Hilda Baci and Idia Aisien Throw “Barbie” Slumber Party

To celebrate the upcoming premiere of the Barbie movie, Filmhouse Cinemas arranged the Barbie Slumber Party at the George Residences. This event, hosted by Hilda Baci, a Guinness World Record Breaking chef, and Idia Aisien, a Hollywood actress, turned out to be a pink-tastic dreamland. Among the notable guests were former Big Brother housemates such […]

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2 years ago

Hilda Baci and Idia Aisien Throw “Barbie” Slumber Party
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