Reviews
‘The Stone Drew Ripples’ Review: Faith, Family, and Fraud Collide in an Uneven Drama
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. One of the last scenes in The Stone Drew Ripples features the main character […]
‘Labake Olododo’ Review: Stranger Facial Hair, Longer Incantations, Thinner Stories
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. Directed by Biodun Stephen and starring Iyabo Ojo as the titular lead, Labake Olododo […]
‘Baby Farm’ Review: Might Just Be the Best Thing to Come Out of the EbonyLife-Netflix Deal
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 EbonyLife and Netflix partnership has been one fraught with many announcements and few […]
Short Film Review: Emily Nkanga’s ‘Yam And Egg’ is a Subtle Invitation to a Private Grief
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. When Nkanga’s charming female lead, Pelumi (Treasure Obasi Johnson), asks Gbenga (Tomisin Ajayi) if […]
‘Finding Me Review’: Industry’s Missing Craft Can’t Be Papered by Box Office Dazzles on Streaming
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. By now, Funke Akindele should be used to the terms highest-grossing and award-winning being […]
Short Film Review: Idiagi Ernest Eromosele’s ‘The Audition’ Expands His Zero-Budget Introspective Musing on The Nigerian Youth
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. As we wrote in our review of Idiagi Ernest Eromosele’s previous short film The […]
‘Reel Love’ Review: Timini Egbuson’s Debut Cinema Production Combines Romance Drenched in Influencer Culture
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. From staging a relationship to fulfill an inheritance clause, posing as a couple to […]
Berlinale 2025: ‘Dreamers’ Review
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 title of my favourite Nigerian migration drama, Eyimofe, carries a tinge of dream […]
News
MIP Africa 2025 Welcomes Filmmaker Submissions for Its Project Pitch Platform
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. MIP Africa, one of the continent’s biggest events for the film and television industry, […]
Wizkid Documentary ‘Wizkid: Long Live Lagos’ to World Premiere at Tribeca 2025
Tribeca Festival has announced that Wizkid: Long Live Lagos, a feature documentary on Nigerian music icon Wizkid, will make its world premiere at the 2025 edition of the festival, running from 4–15 June in New […]
‘Makemation’ Official Trailer Inspires with A Tale Of Triumph Through Tech
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. Makemation has stood out for its focus on marketing the artificial intelligence concept of […]
Akinola Davies Jr’s ‘My Father Shadow’ Heads To Cannes
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. Akinola Davies Jr.’s feature directorial debut, My Father’s Shadow, will screen and compete in […]
Wapah Ezeigwe’s ‘Shall We Meet Tonight’ Examines Queer Love and Marital Constraint in Contemporary Nigeria
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. Shall We Meet Tonight is a short film that explores the emotional complexities of […]
How Can African Short Films Become As Widely Spread As Skits?
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 success and popularity of skits prove that there is a market for short-form […]
Nollywood Film Club Asks, “What’s the Future of Nollywood on YouTube Like?”
The Nollywood audience is invited to participate in a survey to share preferences amidst ongoing discussions about the challenges faced by filmmakers on YouTube. Insights from the Nollywood Film Club reveal mixed views on content success, audience expectations, and the state of Nigerian arts. The situation suggests a need for reevaluation of distribution methods and audience engagement.
FAME Shorts Film Festival 2025 Now Open for Submissions
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 FAME Shorts Film Festival, part of the annual FAME Week Africa event in […]
Essays
After a Netflix-Focused Era, Kunle Afolayan Brings ‘Recall’ to the Big Screen
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. Kunle Afolayan is set to return to cinemas with Recall following its premiere at […]
Movie Review | ‘Wheels’: A Calm Reflection on the Disruptions of Family
Wheels follows Max (Arnstar), a young DJ who struggles to support himself and his grandmother by DJing parties for a neighbourhood gangstar. With the return of his troubled brother, Terry (Joshua Boone), from prison, Max’s […]
Movie Review | ‘Omo Ghetto (The Saga)’ Finds Balance and Hilarity in its Plethora of Stars
Omo Ghetto (The Saga) is currently one of the most talked-about Nollywood movies in Nigeria and was co-directed by Funke Akindele and JJC Skillz. This is the second film in the Omo Ghetto franchise and […]
February Newsletter | Streaming Wars, More News, and Preview of February’s Movies and TV Shows
Dear reader, We hope you have enjoyed the changes so far—less puns, daily news, and more voices providing insights related to film and TV. We hope you do not merely have to agree with these […]
‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Trailer Breakdown
Disney released its latest trailer for Raya and the Last Dragon two days ago. The movie is directed by Don Hall, Carlos Lopez Estrada, Paul Briggs, and John Ripa. The movie stars Kelly Marie Tran […]
Movie Review | D.O.D, Day of Destiny, or DUD for Short
D.O.D, Day of Destiny, or DUD for short, is a 2021 movie touted as the first sci-fi/time travel Nollywood flick. When one is confronted by the idea of a living breathing sentence housing the words […]
