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 […]
Ifeoma Chukwuogo’s Phoenix Fury will make its next festival stop at the Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF), taking place in California, from October 9 to 12, 2025. The selection comes after what has been […]
African filmmakers have gone through before. Mati Diop (Atlantics) and Rungano Nyoni (I Am Not a Witch) both brought early projects to Locarno’s Open Doors, years before the platform committed to more countries on the […]
It happens every time: a packed cinema, the usual quiet before the lights dim, the collective breath as the studio logo flickers on. A second scenario: at home, you gather your friends/family, turn off the […]
Nigerian cinema continues to make its mark on the global stage as The Serpent’s Gift secures two major nominations at the 2025 Septimius Awards. The film is nominated for Best African Film, while lead actor […]
All confirmed to be available in Nigeria in August 2025, you will find the titles in four categories, further listed in order of their release dates: – Nollywood Movies (and select African countries) – Nollywood […]
Ewo (Forbidden) opens like an ethnographic homage to the African marketplace. Directed by Ekene Som Mekwunye (One Lagos Night), it presents a colourful swirl of commerce, culture, and chatter. With wide shots of women displaying […]
I began watching The Lost Days last Saturday inside an Uber while stuck in an infuriating traffic with a sexist driver who kept yelling curses at the female driver in front of him. The day […]
Inspired by David Ehrlich proclaiming The Naked Gun as the most important movie of the summer for Americans—arguing for the return of pure comedy—I’m proclaiming Freedom Way as the Nollywood film of this period of […]
JJC Skillz, real name Abdulrasheed Bello, will return with Hakeem Seeking Justice, his first theatrical release since his work on Omo Ghetto: The Saga in 2020. The new movie, also known simply as Seeking Justice, […]
A bond that has existed across time and media, strengthened by adversity and a world that is often against their existence, is female friendship. This forms the core of What No One Knows. The dynamic […]
