“Saving Onome” tells the story of a young couple, Jite (portrayed by Olumide Oworu) and Tola (portrayed by Nancy Isime), who need ten million naira for their daughter Onome’s (portrayed by Mega Geraldine) life-saving surgery. The [...]
From the trailer(s) released for Muri and Ko, it was obvious the crop of movies this would be; the film clearly embraces a comedy-centric approach that was unmistakably front and center. The question this presented was whether it would deliver genuine [...]
The Kujus Again unfolds the narrative of the family reuniting, this time at a hotel resort to celebrate the traditional wedding of Mauyon (portrayed by Kunle Remi) and Lily (portrayed by Sophia Alakija). However, the joyous occasion takes a dark turn when [...]
With a title like It Blooms In June, a uniqueness that piques curiosity and suggests originality in its storytelling is emitted. Audiences will feel they’re about to be drawn into a world with depth and complexity, but this coming-of-age story [...]
Directed by Biodun Stephen, the story centers on gender based violence in Nigeria. It aims to keep Nigerians on edge, agitate their mind, and invoke important lessons about Gender-Based violence issues in the society. The EU-UN and SPORTLIGHT initiative, [...]
La Femme Anjola: Mildred Okwo’s Neo-Noir Drama is Almost Perfect Many times, I’ve witnessed Nollywood filmmakers attempting to impose foreign elements and tropes onto Nigerian stories. Unfortunately, the results are often catastrophic, if not [...]
Ègún is an upcoming movie by Lillian Carmen that is produced by Ife Olujuyigbe. “In this office, everyone has an agenda. Welcome to your last day at work.” The upcoming movie stars Gideon Okeke, Omowunmi Dada, Femi Jacobs, Adedimeji Lateef, [...]
Nothing hurts a comedy more than obvious attempts to elicit laughs that come across as cringy, and Soole is chock full of them. It is probably good news then that Soole is not really a comedy, at least not after its first act; its plot (if you want to [...]
