All confirmed to be available in Nigeria in February 2025, you will find the titles in four categories, further listed in order of their release dates: – Nollywood Movies (and select African countries) – Nollywood […]
Following their theatrical run sometime in 2024, these films are now streaming for people who missed them while they were available in cinemas, or for those who simply want to give any of these films […]
We have broken down all of the individual votes that were counted as part of the 2024 What Kept Me Up Critics Poll. You can find the full list of this year’s results here. In […]
This year, every critic could select their top 5 films from a list of 79 released films across cinemas and streaming services (Prime Video, Showmax and Netflix most notably). And they were awarded points as […]
A Riveting Nigerian Drama Inspired by True Events Stephanie Dadet’s feature film Everything in Between, starring Onyinye Odokoro and Valentine Ohu, is a powerful drama inspired by true events, the film is an intimate portrayal […]
All confirmed to be available in Nigeria in January 2025, you will find the titles in four categories, further listed in order of their release dates: – Nollywood Movies (and select African countries)– Nollywood TV […]
Natives Filmworks and Michelangelo Productions present Katangari Goes To Town, a captivating cinematic experience premiering on Prime Video on January 4, 2025. Directed by Reuben Reng and boasting an ensemble cast of Nollywood veterans and […]
In 2009, when flip phones were still a thing and the world hadn’t been taken over by Instagram and TikToks, Toyin Abraham released the first instalment in the Alakada franchise, which slithered its way into […]
After the culmination of the Merry Men series last year (hopefully), Ayo Makun is back with another comedy thriller in The Waiter. Although AY says this film is different from his previous movies, between the […]
In a retrospective I wrote last year, I hailed Isoken as Jade Osiberu’s best film and praised how well it executed its premise: “[this is] a simple romantic story, Russian-dolled in another one about self-confidence, […]
All confirmed to be available in Nigeria in December 2024, you will find the titles in four categories, further listed in order of their release dates: – Nollywood Movies (and select African countries) – Nollywood […]
When the average Nigerian describes the personnel of the Nigerian military, they would most likely conjure up a fearful image of a camouflage-wearing brute, barking orders that are often reinforced with physical violence and the […]
Nollywood gets a new family drama this July with The Lost Days, premiering exclusively on Prime Video on July 11, 2025. The film marks the ninth release under the First Features Project, continuing the initiative’s […]
The first thing we notice? There’s no Sola Sobowale. You were surely thinking it too. To Kill a Monkey is Kemi Adetiba’s first project outside the King of Boys franchise under her production company. This […]
An argument can be made that Nollywood films released in 2025 so far have shown noticeable results at the box office compared to 2024. Two 2025 releases, Reel Love and Ori Rebirth, have already made […]
Ever since Freedom Way got its 2025 AMVCA Best Movie win, many have been eager to see what the buzz was about. And for those who already knew of the film but missed it during […]
When you build mystery in a film, there is an important balance between drawing in your audience with questions and never showing your hand too early. You navigate with the cinematic equivalent of a poker […]
At the premiere of Red Circle, veteran rapper Michael ‘Ruggedman’ Ugochukuwu Stephens, also a cast member of the crime thriller, opens up about his early days in Nollywood, revealing that his foray into acting began […]
2023 marked the beginning of a trilogy of epic moments in the African animation industry. It kicked off with Kizazi Moto, a collaboration between Disney and South Africa’s Triggerfish Animation Studio. This was followed in […]
Conceptified Media and One Child Grace Studios have completed principal photography on Baptism, a mystery thriller directed by Orire Nwani, known for his work on Prime Video’s Grind, the AMVCA-nominated short film T’egbon T’aburo, and […]
“You’re a witch!” Imuetiyan, the film’s protagonist, blurts out during an emotionally charged argument with her mother (Mercy Aigbe). Unfazed by this accusation, her mother responds wryly that she is indeed a witch and she […]
A new supernatural drama rooted in Nigerian mythology, Water Girl, is preparing for its upcoming release with the unveiling of a teaser (watch below). The feature film was written and directed by Nnamdi Kanaga, a […]
