⭐ Critic’s pick C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi’s Mami Wata is a visually striking film. It deploys chiaroscuro with incredible balance. With each scene, the film challenges itself on how far it can push its monochromatic boundaries. […]
Jagun Jagun is an ambitious epic film. It opens with an expanse of visual power and a sense of invincibility. Pay attention to the chilling low-angle shot the film introduces Ogundiji (Femi Adebayo). Savour the […]
On October 20, 2020, many Police brutality protesters waited defiantly against Government orders at the Lekki Toll Gate. Within hours, a handful of them were gunned down. A few weeks prior, a young man had […]
Art, the cliche goes, imitates life. A friend, H, sat by the window in a Lagos Danfo. She was enduring the infamous Lagos go-slow. Her head nestled on the glass, and she held her phone […]
According to SBM, there have been 391 mob killings in Nigeria since 2019. In May 2022, a young lady, Deborah Yakubu, was stoned to death and then immolated in Northern Nigeria. And as recently as […]
Let us begin with this: You don’t need to have read Aristotle’s “Poetics”, have a thorough knowledge of Soyinka’s Fourth Stage theorem, or be an expert at Dramatic Theory and Criticism to understand and enjoy […]
To properly question the new edict on Nollywood by the Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, we must answer an important question: is art a reflection of society or an influence on it? […]
What strikes one at the start of Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy is the brutal intimacy it affords. You get the sense—very early—that a truth is about to be revealed. Not insistently about the artist, but […]
Anyone familiar with the “Uncharted” video game series developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation would have been hyped up for the movie adaptation, Uncharted. It stars Mark Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan, the crook; Tom […]
Once again, the love bells ring. It is the time of great romantic testimonies for lovers and the enablement of those by our internet-driven relationships; the uncountable valentine packages; and the doe-eyed meetings of lovers-to-be. […]
