Reviews
‘MKO’ Review: Ose Oyamendan Revisits the Wound of June 12 and Nigeria’s Greatest Political What-If (Sheffield DocFest 2026)
Hope, they say, is a very, very stubborn thing. It survives military coups. It survives broken promises. It survives politicians campaigning the language of change and turning around to enforce the language of power just […]
‘Call Of My Life’ Review: Uzoamaka Power Dials into the Nigerian Romcom Canon with Heart and Familiarity
The definition of a romcom is a well-documented and defined concept, parameters are often rigid and the story must follow a formula: hot boy plus beautiful girl plus almost fantastical meeting equals forever after. Dammy […]
Nollywoodweek 2026: Ema Edosio’s ‘When Nigeria Happens’ Review
Nollywoodweek: In the final scene of When Nigeria Happens, we see how submission has been tortured into Fagbo as he mindlessly marches with a group of men, shorn of his former locs and despair sat […]
NollywoodWeek 2026: Laju Iren’s ‘Onobiren’ Review
NollywoodWeek: Nollywood has drawn sustained criticism for its reductive portrayals of women. This tendency emerges from a convergence of socio-cultural frameworks—particularly established patriarchal norms—and external narrative inheritances traceable to Classical Hollywood Cinema, privileging archetypal characterization […]
Nollywoodweek 2026: Thomas Letellier’s ‘Batwing Unmasked’ Review (Documentary)
Nollywoodweek: There is a familiar thrill that runs through Batwing Unmasked. Not the thrill of a recognition of a hero (Africa has had many, and visual and comic artist Loyiso Mkize highlights Ororo as an […]
NollywoodWeek 2026: Orire Nwani’s ‘Hussaini’ Review (Short Film)
Nollywoodweek: There is a very good chance that Hussaini would break your heart. The eighteen-minute-long film opens in a mosque, where Hussaini, among a small congregation of men, bows in prayer. We then follow him […]
NollywoodWeek 2026: Uyoyou Adia’s ‘Evi’ Review
NollywoodWeek: As the internet has grown, we have found some familiarity with the machinations of the entertainment industry; people talk like record label executives, giving armchair expert advice on album rollouts and PR relationships and […]
NollywoodWeek 2026: Ella Chikezie’s ‘In Her Shoes’ Review (Short Film)
NollywoodWeek: Halima (Darasimi Nadi, Obara’M) is not like every other child her age. This much is clear from the opening frames. She struggles with attention. It is easy to mistake her for a mute. The […]
News
What ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Meant to the Anikulapo-Kuti Family at Private Screening
I am plugged in to My Father’s Shadow Soundtrack, 2026 AMVCA Best Score winner, as I scribble down my experience after a private screening of the film with members of the Kuti family ahead of […]
Talents Durban 2026 Announces Nigerian Participants Across Projects and Talent Press
Nigeria will be represented across multiple strands of Talents Durban 2026, with two projects selected for development, a critic participating in the Talent Press programme, and two industry figures returning as part of the initiative’s […]
AFP Critics Prize Heads to Locarno Open Doors 2026
Following its launch at the S16 Film Festival in 2025, the AFP Critics Prize is heading next to the Open Doors Screenings at the Locarno Film Festival as an award partner, where it will be […]
‘Call of My Life’ Debuts at Number Ten on Top Ten Highest Grossing Nollywood Films Of All Time
Dammy Twitch’s feature directorial debut, Call of My Life, has now boldly made its way to the top ten highest-grossing Nollywood films of all time at number ten, as well as becoming the highest-grossing Nollywood […]
Blessing Bulus’ Documentary ‘Mi Tazi’ Selected for Durban International Film Festival 2026
Nigerian documentary Mi Tazi, directed by Blessing Bulus, has been selected for the student competition at the 47th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), joining 11 other emerging filmmakers from South Africa, South Korea, Morocco, Spain, […]
Nigeria’s ‘I Live in V.I’, Ghana’s ‘Too Much Music’ Head to Locarno Open Doors 2026
Among the selections for the 2026 edition of Open Doors at the Locarno Film Festival, Nigerian and Ghanaian projects are in the mix, following last year’s participation by Dika Ofoma and Blessing Uzzi, as well […]
Five Years After ‘La Femme Anjola’, Mildred Okwo Returns With ‘On Different Grounds’ (Watch Trailer)
Mildred Okwo (La Femme Anjola) returns to cinemas after five years with On Different Grounds, a romantic dramedy produced by Nicole Ndigwe (Before Valentine’s) under her HB&Q Impressions banner. The film’s official trailer arrives ahead […]
Fusion Intelligence’s Film X Launches to Give Nollywood Producers Faster Access to Box Office Data
Think about the platform that powers ticket sales accounting for more than 70 cinema locations across West Africa, or the software that handled ticketing for Everybody Loves Jenifa screenings in Canada. That is the work […]
Essays
Why Are African Films Expected to Be So Heavy at International Festivals?
A girl with a big smile plastered on her face is surrounded by heart-shaped decorations. She is bathed in a warm, saturated red and pink light that evokes a romantic atmosphere. Heart-shaped props are held […]
10 Key Details About ‘Osamede’, the Edo Epic Arriving October 2025
Gold Lilies Productions’ upcoming historical epic Osamede arrives in Nigerian cinemas on October 17, 2025. Directed by James Omokwe, the film brings the legendary Benin Kingdom to the big screen with a heroine (played by […]
‘Say Who Die’ Review: A Kinetic Comedy Crime Film That Lets Go Off Nollywood’s Grand Political and Million-Dollar Excesses
Say Who Die is a film that is constantly moving. The film starts mid-movement: Omon Ighalo (Meyi Abu) is preparing for her trip to the United Kingdom on a scholarship, and her twin sister, Odion, […]
New in Nigeria: Movies and TV Shows to Watch this October 2025
All confirmed to be available in Nigeria in October 2025, you will find the titles in four categories, further listed in order of their release dates: – Nollywood Movies (and select African countries) – Nollywood […]
‘My Father’s Shadow’ Review: Akinola Davies Jr’s Devastating, Defiant Portrait of Delay and Disappointment for Family and Country
Cinema seems more suited to recollection than any other art form. Unlike photography, which deals in still images, film unfolds across time, evoking more powerfully the eerie feeling of being pulled into the past and […]
James Omokwe is Betting on Edo Epic ‘Osamede’ as it Opens in Cinemas in October
James Omokwe understands what is at stake when Osamede opens in Nigerian cinemas on October 17. He calls the pressure “yes and no.” Yes, because this is only his second official feature after The Awakening […]
