‘The Takedown’ Review: French Buddy Cop Movie is a Misfire
Omar Sy moves from a jeweller thief in Lupin to a law-and-order figure in The Takedown, a buddy cop movie about two officers on a flight to take down a criminal group. The Netflix comedy […]
‘Blood Sisters’ Review: A Bloody Promising Affair Between Netflix and EbonyLife
EbonyLife Studios and Netflix thrill viewers with another crime drama, Blood Sisters, Nollywood’s first original series on the global streaming platform. Created by Temidayo Makanjuola (Money.Men.Marriage), Blood Sisters is a tale of blood and gore driven by sibling rivalry, a Cindarella story gone wrong, a botched wedding, murder plots, opportunistic parents and dark, dirty family secrets.
‘The Man for the Job’ Review: The Man for the Job?
The Man for the Job is a Silicon Valley-esque Nollywood film that portrays an uncommon side of the Nigerian tech space, failed dreams, sour friendship and a heist? Despite the story having different possible narratives […]
‘Silverton Siege’ Review: An Average Hostage Thriller that Fails to Duly Honour the Original Event
On January 25, 1980, three apartheid freedom fighters, Stephen Lakoko, Humphrey Makhubo and Wilfred Madela, were on their way to carry out a planned sabotage mission when they realised their cover had been blown. In […]
‘The Blood Covenant’ Review: Fiyin Gambo-directed Money Ritual Story Arrives Weak and Disappointing
Another high-class optics, Lagos-set story fuelled by greed, bad decisions and money rituals. Four friends Osiano (Shawn Faqua), Jite (Uzor Arukwe), Eddie (Tobi Bakre), and Obi (Alex Ekubo) make a covenant in secondary school to […]
‘The Man Of God’ Review: Bolanle Austen-Peters’ Netflix Release Fails to Inspire Faith
Childhood trauma, religious anarchy, a prodigal son, a love rectangle and crime are the main features of The Man of God, Bolanle Austen-Peters’ latest release on Netflix. It’s hard to pinpoint the underlying story of […]
‘A Simple Lie’ Review: An Admirable Addition to the Biodun Stephen-Shutterspeed Library
Director Biodun Stephen (Aki and Pawpaw) is not a new name in the industry and it is candid to say she is gradually making her mark. One of our best Nollywood movies in 2021 was […]
Series Review: ‘Bridgerton’ Season 2 is Less Excitement and Endless Repetition of Events
Netflix’s regency romance series, Bridgerton, based on the novels by Julia Quinn return on screen with new faces and more drama. With the exit of Regé-Jean Page, who played the Duke of Hastings in the […]
‘The Adam Project’ Review: Ryan Reynolds Goes Full Jedi in Sci-fi Adventure
Time travel movies have been around for ages and it is not just about traveling back in time to portray just the science aspect of that world, but mostly to right wrongs in the past […]
‘The Batman’ Review: Gotham’s Vigilante Hero Returns as “Vengeance” in New Standalone Movie
In this Matt Reeves-directed thriller, the Dark Knight faces off against the Riddler (Paul Dano) and other foes as he uncovers decades old corruption that has eaten deep into his beloved city, Gotham. The incumbent […]
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