What Exactly Is All This Sex Doing in Blood Sisters?
Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.
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Features, reviews, and essays on film and TV shows from across the African continent
Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.
2 months ago
While Nollywood’s artistic ambitions have supposedly heightened, they often don’t translate onscreen.
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My Father’s Shadow dual-citizenship tension isn’t an isolated conversation in African cinema. From the early 2000’s to date, there have been a select number of African titles with similar tension.
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Intentional storytelling are the purposeful creative choices that involve a smooth blend of narrative, aesthetic style and themes in a manner that enhances meaning and overall appeal.
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Afolabi Olalekan’s Freedom Way written and produced by Blessing Uzzi, takes a lengthy and laborious 90 minutes to drive home a single point: our lives, as humans and Nigerians, especially, are connected. Uzzi’s script assembles a varied cast to make this point: the co-founders of Easy Go Ride, Themba (Jesse Suntele), Tayo (Ogaranya), and Edi […]
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The glitz and drama of Lagos’ high society are back as Real Housewives of Lagos launches its explosive third season. The highly anticipated premiere, which aired January 12 on Africa Magic Showcase, marks a bold new chapter in Nigeria’s most talked-about reality series. Fresh faces join the ensemble this season, with powerhouses Sophia Momodu, Dabota […]
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Nollywood actor and filmmaker Femi Adebayo was on site at the Project Plastic Waste Exchange (PWE) event, in collaboration with 1win and Recycledge. The event is an initiative that encourages recycling by rewarding recyclers with gifts for returning used plastic bottles. It was held on Saturday 11th January, 2025 at Watershed Celebration Center, Greenspring, Aromolaran, […]
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Veteran actress and filmmaker Omoni Oboli has taken down a film she initially uploaded on her YouTube channel Omoni Oboli TV after discovering the story was similar to that of another YouTube-based production. It is alleged that the said script has been sold to more than one filmmaker by the same scriptwriter, under the guise […]
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Stories that are based on cultural history will always find an audience. For sheer nostalgia or a sense of belonging, the modern world craves a place in the past; and that’s always achievable through ties with historical film productions. Both parts of Lísàbí pay their dues to the historical figure, a leader that is crucial […]
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Two beloved West African romantic comedies, Jade Osiberu’s Isoken and the Ghanaian-Nigerian collaboration Potato Potahto, are bidding farewell to Netflix on January 17, marking the end of their six-year streaming journey since their 2017 releases. Isoken stands as a jewel in Nollywood’s limited romantic comedy catalog. The film, produced by Tribe85 Productions and distributed by […]
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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 independent filmmaker, cinematographer and screenwriter, John Chizoba Vincent. John Chizoba Vincent’s first love was music. As a child growing up in […]
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The King of Boys (KOB) franchise will return in December this year for its third installment, King of Boys: The Beginning of the End. A social media post from the award-winning filmmaker Kemi Adetiba, revealed a video call with Sola Sobowale, the lead actress of the series, teasing a reunion. KOB was first released in […]
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Ahead of the release of her official yearbook for 2024, FilmOne Entertainment, a leading Nigerian film production, marketing and distribution outfit, has unveiled her box office scoreboard for the previous year. The scoreboard is a concise representation of the metrics and commercial successes of both Nollywood and non-Nollywood titles in the domestic cinemas. According to […]
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