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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

Broken Hallelujah, Broken System: Why Piracy Still Thrives

It started with a celebration. On April 18, 2025, beloved Nigerian actress Bimbo Ademoye premiered her latest film, Broken Hallelujah, on YouTube, greeted with applause, praise, and, within days, pirated copies. The film popped up on Ghanaian TV stations almost as quickly as it went live online. Furious, Ademoye took to social media, calling it […]

Shalom Tewobola

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6 months ago

Broken Hallelujah, Broken System: Why Piracy Still Thrives

Dele Doherty Brings A Unique Voice and Style

Landline is Dele Doherty’s debut feature film. But, for the filmmaker, it is the culmination of years spent watching films, studying auteur filmmakers, experimenting with friends, watching filmmaking-related reels on Instagram, and searching videos on YouTube, that has culminated in the making of Landline starring Zainab Balogun, Gabriel Afolayan, and Bucci Franklin. Courtesy of his […]

Seyi Lasisi

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6 months ago

Dele Doherty Brings A Unique Voice and Style

Nemsia Studios Releases Official Premiere of The Fire and The Moth

Nemsia Studios has officially released the gripping trailer for its upcoming crime thriller The Fire and The Moth, set to premiere on May 16, 2025, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Directed by Taiwo Egunjobi and produced by Emiola Fagbenle, the film stars Tayo Faniran, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Ini Dima-Okojie, Olarotimi Fakunle, and William Benson in a […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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6 months ago

Nemsia Studios Releases Official Premiere of The Fire and The Moth

“When Nigeria Happens”: Ema Edosio-Deelen Describes Film as Therapy

My first encounter with Ema Edosio-Deelen was in her directional debut, Kasala. It’s difficult recalling the year I saw the film, but what I can still recall, however, was feeling seen and represented in the film, as a young adult from Ajegunle. Her character and world building carries a resonance  with my immediate environment. Watching […]

Seyi Lasisi

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6 months ago

“When Nigeria Happens”: Ema Edosio-Deelen Describes Film as Therapy

“LandLine”: A Time-loop Narrative Undermined By Unfulfilled Ending 

Dele Doherty’s Landline is a Prime Video psychological thriller that he wrote, produced, and directed himself. The narrative is structured around the time loop, a device previously employed in Moyinoluwa Ezekiel’s 2024 film The Beads where the protagonist relives a tragic wedding day in a repetitive nightmare. Landline casts Zainab Balogun—who coincidentally portrayed the protagonist […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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6 months ago

“LandLine”: A Time-loop Narrative Undermined By Unfulfilled Ending 

Lagos Fringe 2025: Towards The Celebration of Excellence In Multidisciplinary Arts

As an expression of human realities, art is demonstrated through a variety of initiatives such as festivals, exhibitions, screenings, and talent and empowerment programmes. In Lagos, a bustling metropolis and the entertainment capital of Africa, there exists a host of such initiatives targeted at representing and projecting the vibrant cultural image and dynamic identities of […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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6 months ago

Lagos Fringe 2025: Towards The Celebration of Excellence In Multidisciplinary Arts

 Taiwo Egunjobi Returns With Fire—And a Moth

With over a decade of experience in the industry, Taiwo Egunjobi has carved out a distinct place for himself as one of Nigeria’s most compelling independent filmmakers. His creative roots run deep, from screenwriting and film criticism to hands-on production, all of which converge to shape his identity as a true Nollywood auteur. Far from […]

Shalom Tewobola

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6 months ago

 Taiwo Egunjobi Returns With Fire—And a Moth
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