Movies and TV Shows Coming in July
Breaded Life, a 2021 cinema release by Biodun Stephen which debuted on Netflix, was our critic pick in June. A number of 2021 Nollywood cinema releases will be available to stream on Netflix this month: […]
‘Rise’ Review: Akin Omotoso’s Antetokounmpo Family Biopic Rouses an All Too Familiar Feeling
Falling into rabbit holes on YouTube is quite easy. Even easier if it’s a subject you’re not well versed in, but has piqued your curiosity due to an appealing title or thumbnail. And in the […]
Movies and TV Shows Coming in June
In May, Tunde Kelani’s Ayinla (Netflix) and Biodun Stephen’s A Simple Lie (cinemas) were our critic picks. Looking forward to June, Nollywood psychological thriller House of Money (Ile Owo) is set for cinemas, Dr. Sid’s […]
‘Blood Sisters’ Co-Director Kenneth Gyang on Directing the Limited Series, Addresses Nudity Criticism and Explains the “Universal Approach” to Successful Filmmaking
Director Kenneth Gyang takes a brief look at scaling up with EbonyLife Studios, co-directing Netflix’s first original Nigerian series and makes the case for nudity as a narrative device. Many things can go wrong when […]
Making the AMVCA Great Again— An 8-Point Plan
The Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) is Nollywood’s most revered award. Not many would like to admit, but it is—like many other things in the industry— unsurprisingly problematic. Since there is not much to […]
WKMUp Quiz: Which ‘Blood Sisters’ Character are You?
Starring Deyemi Okanlawon (Swallow), Ini Dima-Okojie (Namaste Wahala), Nancy Isime (Omo Ghetto: The Saga), Gabriel Afolayan (For Maria Ebun Pataki), Kate Henshaw (Chief Daddy 2), Kehinde Bankole (Prophetess), Genoveva Umeh (One Lagos Night), Uche Jombo […]
‘The Blood Covenant’ Co-writer Chiemeka Osuagwu on the Film’s Inspiration, His Television Experience and Screenwriting in Nollywood
Chiemeka Osuagwu explains to WKMUp his approach to penning The Blood Covenant, tackling a theme Nigerians are familiar with, and what he believes Nollywood screenwriters could do as they navigate a cold industry—even viewers could […]
Movies and TV Shows Coming in May
Netflix titles, like highly anticipated EbonyLife’s Blood Sisters, GreoH Studios’ Ayinla and Tunde Kelani’s 2014 sickle cell drama Dazzling Mirage, pave the way for more Nollywood offerings in May. In cinemas, Inkblot’s romcom, The Perfect […]
Film Mischief 2022: Adenrele Owen Olowu on ‘Songs of Ubong’, His Filmmaking Style and Influences
Adenrele Owen Olowu—the making of a Nollywood auteur who understands the depth of less is more. Shortly after snagging the big prize at the recently concluded Film Rats Club festival, The Annual Film Mischief, Owen […]
WKMUp Quiz: How Well Do You Know Netflix Naija?
Let us put your binging relationship with Netflix to test. If you live elsewhere around the world outside Nigeria, you should note that the answers are strictly based on a Nigerian-based binger’s experience with Netflix, […]
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