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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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6 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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8 months ago

Nollywood Romcoms Do Not Reflect Nigeria

Obasanjo’s Internet – Ayotunde Bello

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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1 year ago

Obasanjo’s Internet – Ayotunde Bello

“Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti” Review: A Moving Depiction of A Legendary Feminine Force

Olufunmilayo Ransome-Kuti, mother to Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo, is remembered as one of the most important women in Nigeria’s socio political  history. Known for her women rights activism, she championed the Abeokuta Women’s Union and led the protest of thousands of women against the authorities for unreasonable tax rates and poor local representation of women’s […]

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1 year ago

“Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti” Review: A Moving Depiction of A Legendary Feminine Force

Nollywood Biopics You Should See

The biopic, a term created from the fusion of two words “biographical” and “picture”, is a film genre that is based on someone of historical, political or religious significance. Just as in the manner of a coming-of-age narrative, the biopic dramatizes the existence of a real person, usually a celebrity entertainer or political figure, spotlighting […]

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1 year ago

Nollywood Biopics You Should See

Nse Ikpe-Etim and Richard Mofe-Damijo Star in Ndy Akan’s New Film “Force Empire”

Nigerian filmmaker and actor Ndy Akan is set to release a new film, Force Empire, across cinemas nationwide. The film spotlights workplace violence and harassment against women in the male-dominated police institution. Nollywood heavyweights Richard Mofe-Damijo (known for The Black Book and Postcards) and Nse Ikpe-Etim (A Tribe Called Judah, A Sunday Affair) will lead […]

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1 year ago

Nse Ikpe-Etim and Richard Mofe-Damijo Star in Ndy Akan’s New Film “Force Empire”
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