Reviews

‘Red Circle’ Review: A Concept, A Dream, An Ideal That Even The Thriller Doesn’t Demystify
When you build mystery in a film, there is an important balance between drawing in your audience with questions and never showing your hand too early. You navigate with the cinematic equivalent of a poker […]

‘My Mother is a Witch’ Review: Mercy Aigbe and Efe Irele Rise to the Occasion in a Familial Negotiation of Trauma And Healing
“You’re a witch!” Imuetiyan, the film’s protagonist, blurts out during an emotionally charged argument with her mother (Mercy Aigbe). Unfazed by this accusation, her mother responds wryly that she is indeed a witch and she […]

‘Suky’ Review: The Loud Silence of Ola Cardoso’s Debut
Suky opens in a boxing ring, where Adigun (Tobi Bakre) is instructing a group of young fighters with the assured discipline of a man who has survived too much and seen too little change. Among […]

‘Ori Rebirth’ Review: Uneasy Lies the Head With a Stronger Inner Head
Ori Rebirth, a reboot of the beloved Ori (2004), brings back Muyiwa Ademola as Bisade in an ambitious outing that painfully untethers itself from the Yoruba classic in crucial spots. With its reflective meditation on […]

NYAFF 2025: ‘The Fisherman’ Review
There is a tug of war, a push and pull like the tide of an ocean, that exists at the centre of The Fisherman, the feature debut by Zoey Martinson. It swings between youth and […]

NYAFF 2025: ‘God’s Wife’ Review (Short Film)
God’s Wife opens with the first of many impactful moments. A forlorn woman dressed in white while her hair is aggressively cut with a pair of scissors as two women sit on her sides casting […]

NollywoodWeek (NOW) Film Festival 2025: ‘Olumotan’ Review (Closing Film)
Olumotan: The Trial of the Storyteller begins with a certain kind of awareness. First, there seems to be a breaking of the fourth wall by the storyteller played by Sola Sobowale, and then a multicultural […]

NollywoodWeek (NOW) Film Festival 2025: ‘Out in The Darkness’ Review
In For Maria: Ebun Pataki (2020), a pediatrician tells new mother Derin, “Babies cry. It’s what they do,” when she questions her infant’s incessant tears. The cries disrupt Derin’s sleep, heighten her panic, and fray […]
News

‘The Lost Days’, The 9th Film From The First Features Slate Explores The Themes Of Family And Forgiveness
Nollywood gets a new family drama this July with The Lost Days, premiering exclusively on Prime Video on July 11, 2025. The film marks the ninth release under the First Features Project, continuing the initiative’s […]

Two Nigerians Among 534 Invitees to Join the Oscar Academy in 2025
After a quiet 2024 with no Nigerian additions, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited two Nigerians as part of its 2025 class, joining 534 new members selected from across the global […]

Trailer: Kemi Adetiba Returns with Crime Drama Series ‘To Kill A Monkey’, Ahead Of July Netflix Release
The first thing we notice? There’s no Sola Sobowale. You were surely thinking it too. To Kill a Monkey is Kemi Adetiba’s first project outside the King of Boys franchise under her production company. This […]

3 Million Naira Short Film Grant Opens for Nigerian Filmmakers Through Rollpay and Filmmakers Mart Partnership
In celebration of Nigeria’s 2025 Independence Day, Rollpay Africa, in partnership with Filmmakers Mart (FMM), has launched a short film initiative that offers an opportunity for filmmakers to tell their own unique Nigerian story while […]

Missed It at the Festivals? Bluhouse Studios’ ‘Freedom Way’ is Coming to Cinemas in July
Ever since Freedom Way got its 2025 AMVCA Best Movie win, many have been eager to see what the buzz was about. And for those who already knew of the film but missed it during […]

New African Film Distributor Screen Connect Launches to Bridge Gaps in Pan-African Film Distribution
A new Pan-African film distribution platform, Screen Connect, has officially launched operations, introducing a collaborative approach to getting African stories in front of African audiences. The initiative is driven by the urgent need to improve […]

Principal Photography Wraps Up on Orire Nwani’s Mystery Thriller ‘Baptism’
Conceptified Media and One Child Grace Studios have completed principal photography on Baptism, a mystery thriller directed by Orire Nwani, known for his work on Prime Video’s Grind, the AMVCA-nominated short film T’egbon T’aburo, and […]

Damilola Orimogunje’s ‘Dear Ayayi’ Begins Principal Photography, Announces Key Cast
After nearly a decade in development, principal photography has officially begun on Dear Ajayi, the eagerly anticipated sophomore feature from Damilola E. Orimogunje, who became known for his emotionally arresting 2020 debut, For Maria Ebun […]
Essays

‘Country Hard’ Review: Paul Utomi’s Long Dive in a Sea of Sadness
Chima (Timini Egbuson) in a conversation with Jubril (Paul Utomi), out of desperation, describes Nigeria as a sea of sadness, and that is what director Utomi set out to do with Country Hard. This film […]

‘The Griot’ Review: An Enjoyable Storyteller’s Woes Boosted By the Acting Performances
The Griot joins the list of culturally themed Nollywood film releases in 2022, as the year seems to be a year of introspection for Nollywood, with many filmmakers deciding to tell original traditional stories. Adedimeji […]

‘Otiti’ Review: Ema Edosio’s Family Drama Struggles to Find its Footing
There’s a moment in Ema Edosio Deelen’s Otiti, where the titular protagonist is passing through a market, and as is the unfortunate practice in a lot of Nigerian markets, she is being touched and pulled […]

‘Wakanda Forever’ Review: The Black Panther Lives On in Exciting Sequel
In 2018 Marvel’s theatrical release of Black Panther created a buzz in the film community—a spectacle never before seen, a black superhero in a fictional African nation getting their own movie. As a cultural statement, […]

‘Elesin Oba’ Review: Netflix’s Adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s Play Dithers on the Bridge of Transition
Let us begin with this: You don’t need to have read Aristotle’s “Poetics”, have a thorough knowledge of Soyinka’s Fourth Stage theorem, or be an expert at Dramatic Theory and Criticism to understand and enjoy […]