Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. The epigraph at the pilot episode of Princess On A Hill poses […]
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 […]
In honour of the first posthumous birthday of the “Elegant Stallion,” Onyeka Onwenu MFR—legendary singer-songwriter, journalist, politician, activist, actress, and African culture icon—we have compiled a list of her notable Nollywood projects. Nightmare (1999) Onyeka […]
Following their theatrical run sometime in 2024, these films are now streaming on Prime Video for people who missed them while they were available in cinemas, or for those who simply want to give any […]
The dimly lit cinema fills with the familiar sound of chewing popcorn. Yet, something less familiar mingles in the room: gasps, then a loud applause, as credits roll on Everybody Loves Jenifa. A decade ago, […]
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 […]
Minutes into my hour-long conversation with Chimezie Imo, his attention got split. A man was warmly raving about his performance in BB Sasore’s Breath of Life. For the few minutes this audience-to-actor conversation lasted, I […]
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 […]
2024 was a year of box office records, more international milestones, and disruption in film distribution. Despite challenges like reduced funding from major streaming platforms and uncertainties, Nollywood remains resilient and poised for more milestones […]
After captivating audiences with her short film Dreams, which screened at over 15 local and international festivals, award-winning writer-director Chioma Paul-Dike returns with Oblation—a bold reimagining that takes the haunting original story to more intense, […]
What a year! Our best Nollywood films of the year touch important subjects and all find a way to weave their narratives around crucial topics in Nigerian society. Whether it has opted for the comedy […]
In Nigeria when you say someone is connected, it means the person knows people or possesses the strategic moves to help your life. One way or the other, they can get a problem solved or […]
19th-century playwright Oscar Wilde once said: “I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms; the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it […]
Nollywood Film Club is a diverse haven for criticism, ideas, and global discourse of Nigerian films. At the heart of the club is a community dedicated to deconstructing the latest high-profile Nigerian streaming releases, sparking […]
Starting from December 1, the first of several episodes of Season 2 of the hit Showmax series will be available on Hayu (see list of countries below); the remaining four episodes of the season will […]
Bank Alert is a comedy drama with an intriguing storyline. The financially distressed protagonist receives a whopping sum of money in his bank account which leads to trouble when the supposed owner comes for him. […]
Ololade opens with a morbid premise. It is a scene that’d set a tone for any viewer. Two figures shrouded in darkness and accompanied by an eerie soundtrack are digging a shallow grave. They pick […]
You may know Waliu Fagbemi from movies like Strangers (2022), Prophetess (2021), Deal or No Deal (2021), Progressive Tailors’ Club (2021), Sugar Rush (2019), Elevator Baby (2019), and King of Boys Part 1 (2018). But […]
Grind, as the title suggests, unfolds as a compelling narrative involving the hustle and hard work necessary to achieve set goals. Similar on-screen explorations of the journey to success, such as Living In Bondage (1992) […]
Barely thirty minutes into Ègún, I texted my editor: “I wonder who wrote it.” And I meant that in a good way. I had gone into the film completely blind, without any idea of the […]
