Movies and TV Shows Available in Nigeria in January
We apologize for the tardiness. The start of 2023 took us by storm and we decided to take a step back to reassess and strategize ahead of what should be an exciting Nollywood year, filled […]
2022 Critics Poll: List of Participating Critics and How They Voted
We have broken down all of the individual votes that were counted as part of the 2022 What Kept Me Up Critics Poll. You can find the full list of this year’s results here. Events […]
2022 Critics Poll: The Best Nollywood Films, According to 21 Nigerian Critics from Around the World
The Milkmaid, a 2020 release that finally became accessible through Amazon Prime Video, leads the pack in this list of the 10 best movies from 2022. Juju Stories and Eyimofe were not added to the […]
Events That Shaped Nollywood in 2022
Deals were signed. Awards were won. Blockbusters were created. And most excitingly, a film by a homegrown Nigerian filmmaker is heading to a prestigious festival for its world premiere and in competition. 2022 has been […]
‘Ijakumo’ Review: Toyin Abraham’s Revenge Thriller Packs Everything But Leaves You with Nothing
On a small scale, like your neighborhood pastor whose altar was discovered to have a pot buried beneath it or Muslim clerics who were found to have been abusing wards placed in their care, and […]
‘Avatar (The Way of Water)’ Review: The Metaphor Heightens in Long-Awaited James Cameron Sequel
I remember, over a decade ago, getting a glimpse of the last ten minutes of a movie someone was watching on their PC. I saw some blue beings fighting against humans, and the blue beings […]
Scarlet Gomez is the Titular Lead in Showmax Telenovela, ‘WURA’, Nigerian Adaptation of South Africa’s Telenovela, ‘The River’
Showmax announces a new original telenovela, Wura, with the release of a teaser trailer. Wura, an adaptation of the hit South African 1Magic telenovela series The River, will premiere on January 26, 2023, with four […]
Everything We Know About ‘Shanty Town’, Crime Thriller Starring Chidi Mokeme, Ini Edo and Nse Ikpe-Etim, Premiering on Netflix on January 20
The latest information on Shanty Town is that it will finally premiere on Netflix on January 20 as a limited series. This will possibly mark the first brand-new release heading to the streamer in 2023. […]
The S16 Film Festival Encourages Filmmakers to Speak Unique Language—A Critic’s Notes
My exams ended on December 9, 2022, and the S16 Film Festival started film screening on December 10, 2022. Ogun state is about 2 hours away from Lagos. But when you factor in the ever-present […]
15 Seasons, 3500 Episodes on Our Screens: Africa Magic Celebrates ‘Tinsel’ with Documentary, ‘Through The Decades: A Tinsel Story’
After 15 seasons that saw 3500 episodes on our screens, Africa’s longest-running and most decorated drama series, Tinsel, will celebrate the historic milestone episode by airing a documentary titled Through the Decades: A Tinsel Story. […]
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