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‘King of Boys: The Return of the King’ Review: Protracted Plot Sullies Kemi Adetiba’s Mixed Bag
We must all agree that Kemi Adetiba has had an interesting journey. From directing music videos, to The Wedding Party, then the acclaimed King of Boys and now a Netflix original for a King of Boys series. When one looks closely at the film projects, there are elements of directorial unifications.
It would seem an overstatement to term Saworoide the most important political movie in Nollywood’s history.…
This Luke Aire Oyovbaire (We Are Fine, A Break From Reality, Lemonade) Nollywood romantic comedy movie stars Rona Adams (Meg Otanwa) as the main character.
Play Network Studios is leaving a trail of remakes. It opened with Living in Bondage, then Rattlesnake: the Ahanna Story, and now Nneka the Pretty Serpent.
Starring Sola Sobowale, Adesua Etomi-Wellington, Toni Tones, Adedamola Adedoyin, Paul Sambo and Reminisce, King of Boys, the 2018 movie, went on to become the highest-grossing movie of 2018 and one of the top grossers of all time in Nigerian cinema.
What’s better than a King of Boys movie? Any answers? Anyone? A sequel, but this time…
The entirety of Quam’s Money feels like an elongated music video that was badly directed.
In Conversation: Damilola Orimogunje Discusses His Craft, Nollywood Criticism and the Future of Arthouse in Nigeria
Damilola Orimogunje wants his stories to transcend geographical locations, and he won’t let political correctness dictate his craft.
Today, there is a dearth of historical dramas amongst contemporary Nollywood output, but this hasn’t always been the case
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‘King of Boys: The Return of the King’ Review: Protracted Plot Sullies Kemi Adetiba’s Mixed Bag
We must all agree that Kemi Adetiba has had an interesting journey. From directing music videos, to The Wedding Party, then the acclaimed King of Boys and now a Netflix original for a King of Boys series. When one looks closely at the film projects, there are elements of directorial unifications.
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Ibadan Indie Film Awards has opened the submission window for this year’s awards, set to take…
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