Monday, April 7th, 2025

‘Amandla’ Review: Shock Value over Organic Character Development in an Interesting South African Debut from Nerina de Jager

The first twenty-five minutes of Amandla are captivating to say the least— it’s a pity it mostly goes downhill from there. The Nerina De Jager-written and directed movie is set in South Africa during apartheid, […]

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Niyi Akinmolayan’s “Tech-World” Film ‘The Man For the Job’ Begins Production: Temi Otedola, Ibrahim Suleiman and Alibaba Set to Star

   After the year 2021 with studio releases like Day Of Destiny (DOD), Prophetess, and Progressive Tailors Club receiving positive audience reaction despite average critical feedback, and 2022’s Chief Daddy 2 suffering a backlash from the […]

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Everything We Know About ‘Anikulapo’, Kunle Afolayan’s Netflix Yoruba-language Epic

   After the 2021 release of time period movie Swallow and the holiday-themed film A Naija Christmas on Netflix, one would think the widely-admired Nigerian filmmaker and actor Kunle Afolayan would take some time before announcing […]

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6 Questions with Producer Oge Obasi: Getting ‘Juju Stories’ to Cinemas, Streaming Alternatives in the Region and 2022 Release, ‘Mami Wata’

Juju Stories is the first film Oge Obasi has steered to cinema as a producer. Over the years—and even beyond, in a career spanning over a decade, previously as a production manager (Desperate Housewives Africa; […]

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