Nigerian filmmaker Kunle Afolayan is known for regularly casting non-actors and first-timers in key roles. Right from Demola Adedoyin’s performance as a serial killer prince in October 1 to music artiste Niyola’s performance in period […]
Let us put your binging relationship with Netflix to test. If you live elsewhere around the world outside Nigeria, you should note that the answers are strictly based on a Nigerian-based binger’s experience with Netflix, […]
Kunle Afolayan is currently working on a new historical epic. Before its release later this year, you can take part in this quiz and share your results. Don’t forget to take a screenshot of your […]
After the 2021 release of time period movie Swallow and the holiday-themed film A Naija Christmas on Netflix, one would think the widely-admired Nigerian filmmaker and actor Kunle Afolayan would take some time before announcing […]
A Naija Christmas is Kunle Afolayan’s latest film in his bumper Netflix deal. With a declamatory title, the film pursues personal ambition and weighs that against what Christmas means in a Nigerian setting. The versatile […]
A preview of movies to watch at home and in cinemas over Christmas and New Year’s break.
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 […]
A list of Nollywood films adapted from books. We have also taken the liberty to add books by Nigerian Authors adapted on the international scene.
Beyond the regular cinephile, there are the readers who were eager to see Swallow because it’s an adaptation of a Sefi Atta novel. And while, even amongst them, the reaction to the film has been polemical, there is a general agreement that the film didn’t explore the entirety of the book.
There are countless successful films based on books all over, and to counterweight that, there are terrible ones as well.
