‘Detour’ Review: An Undercooked Mystery-Thriller
Jide Okeke’s 2021 film, Detour, is a mystery thriller about a journalist, Tara, played by Jemima Osunde, who wakes mysteriously in a forest without any memory of who she is or how she got there. […]
‘Home Sweet Home Alone’ Review: A Cautionary Tale for Sequels and Comedy
A lot of people have been pissed with the way things were left off in the Home Alone franchise, especially because of the other three movies that were added to the series. With this 2021 […]
Movie Review: ‘Juju Stories’ is an Occultic Rhapsody
When one considers other brazenly supernatural Surreal16 titles like Shaitan (2017), Juju Stories doesn’t sound so peculiar. Like the others, it is earnest about what it offers. Still, the title alone has an occultic allure, […]
‘Happiness Ever After’ Review: South African Romantic Drama Showcases Three More Sides to Love
Happiness Ever After is a sequel to 2016 romantic drama, Happiness is a Four-letter Word, ordered by Netflix in 2021. The original movie dominated the box office following its release in South Africa, ahead of […]
‘The Harder They Fall’ Review: Quite Stylish, But Rather Kitsch
The Harder They Fall is an ambitiously stylized 2021 western directed by Jeymes Samuel. It is a confident film, sure of what it wants to do, but the question of success at this cannot be […]
AFRIFF 2021 Day Three: What is Nollywood Doing Wrong as the Industry Awaits an Oscar Nomination?
The second session on the third day was titled Oscars Race: Rules and Eligibility for Nigerian Submission for International Feature Category. It covered the frustrating relationship Nollywood has had with the Academy of Motion Picture […]
AFRIFF 2021 Day Three: Bolanle Austen-Peters, Mo Abudu, Moses Inwang and Kunle Afolayan Discuss What Makes a Nollywood Blockbuster
The third day of the ongoing AFRIFF (Africa Film International Festival) saw new speakers broach new, interesting topics. The first session, titled Producing for the Big Screen, was anchored by Kate Henshaw, with established industry […]
Tom Hanks’s Best Performances—Ranked
The first Tom Hanks movie I remember seeing was Saving Private Ryan, and I’ve seen it many other times since my first time because of the chords it strikes in me. One of such chords […]
AFRIFF 2021 Day Two: Amazon Prime Video’s Strategy to Rival Netflix in Sub-Saharan Africa
The tenth anniversary of AFRIFF (Africa International Film Festival) opened on Sunday, 7th November 2021. Day 2 saw its first panel session: The Stakeholders: Amazon Prime Video Introduction to African Filmmakers. It was moderated by […]
‘Amina’ (2021) Review: Izu Ojukwu’s Flailing Historical Epic
Revered director, Izu Ojukwu’s Amina is a flailing film that can’t quite capture the breadth of Amina, the Queen of Zazzau’s story. As expected with an historical epic, there are numerous threads that must be […]
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