‘Detour’ Review: An Undercooked Mystery-Thriller
Jide Okeke’s 2021 film, Detour, is a mystery thriller about a journalist, Tara, played by Jemima Osunde, who wakes mysteriously in a forest without any memory of who she is or how she got there. […]
‘Home Sweet Home Alone’ Review: A Cautionary Tale for Sequels and Comedy
A lot of people have been pissed with the way things were left off in the Home Alone franchise, especially because of the other three movies that were added to the series. With this 2021 […]
Movie Review: ‘Juju Stories’ is an Occultic Rhapsody
When one considers other brazenly supernatural Surreal16 titles like Shaitan (2017), Juju Stories doesn’t sound so peculiar. Like the others, it is earnest about what it offers. Still, the title alone has an occultic allure, […]
‘Happiness Ever After’ Review: South African Romantic Drama Showcases Three More Sides to Love
Happiness Ever After is a sequel to 2016 romantic drama, Happiness is a Four-letter Word, ordered by Netflix in 2021. The original movie dominated the box office following its release in South Africa, ahead of […]
‘Amina’ (2021) Review: Izu Ojukwu’s Flailing Historical Epic
Revered director, Izu Ojukwu’s Amina is a flailing film that can’t quite capture the breadth of Amina, the Queen of Zazzau’s story. As expected with an historical epic, there are numerous threads that must be […]
Movie Review: Kayode Kasum’s ‘Oga Bolaji’ Settles as a Reluctant Drama
When we think of Kayode Kasum (Ponzi, Quam’s Money, Dwindle, The Therapist), it will most likely be in light of his 2019 film, Sugar Rush, a decent action comedy that put him in place as […]
‘Army of Thieves’ Review: A Tad Late on the Heist Scene
Army of Thieves is the second movie in the Army of the Dead universe which is being put together by Zack Synder for Netflix. The first movie Army of the Dead was directed by Zack […]
Movie Review: ‘Progressive Tailors Club’ & The Persevering Critics Club
In the beginning, God said, “Let there be chaos,” and there was Progressive Tailors Club’s opening scene—maybe, even, every meeting scene. We are thrown into this gathering of unfunny characters trying too hard to be funny; too hard to the point of obviousness.
‘The Prince of Egypt’ Retro Review: A Classic Musical Tale of Layered Conflict
The Prince of Egypt kicks off as a meticulously animated tale of helpless slaves pitted against their masters. While the enslaved only have the heavens to cry unto—whips lash, hands toil, sweat drips, and Egyptian […]
‘Dune’ Review: Denis Villeneuve is a Master
Around the one-hour mark in an unspecified future, in the endless desert of Dune, the giant predator sandworm, attracted by vibrations, shoots out from underneath the desert and swallows the spice mining machinery, crawler, in […]
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