Monday, September 15th, 2025

Ifeoma Chukuwogo’s ‘Phoenix Fury’ to Make Next Stop at Silicon Valley African Film Festival Since AFRIFF 2024

Ifeoma Chukwuogo’s Phoenix Fury will make its next festival stop at the Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF), taking place in California, from October 9 to 12, 2025. The selection comes after what has been […]

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‘Christmas in Lagos’ Review: Jade Osiberu’s Romance Flick Shoots for the Stars but Lands on the Moon

In a retrospective I wrote last year, I hailed Isoken as Jade Osiberu’s best film and praised how well it executed its premise: “[this is] a simple romantic story, Russian-dolled in another one about self-confidence, […]

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‘Postcards’ Review: Netflix’s Nigerian-Indian Cultural Exchange Remains More Exciting on Paper Than on Screen

Hamisha Daryani Ahuja’s Namaste Wahala was forgettable. The 2021 film served as a try-out for the Indian-Nigerian fusion. Its main point of impact was its cross-cultural novelty. To be fair, a slow-motion meet cute on […]

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‘4:4:44’ Review: Richard Mofe-Damijo and Nse Ikpe-Etim Lead Izu Ojukwu’s Tale of Period Trials

In the heart-wrenching psychodrama 4:4:44, which is inspired by a true event, we witness an extraordinary love story between a couple: a wife grappling with mental illness, and her devoted husband facing public scrutiny for […]

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‘The Black Book’ Review: Editi Effiong’s Debut Film is an Ambitious Skyscrapper in Search of a Foundation

Editi Effiong’s The Black Book has a lot of bright ideas.  On one level, it’s an action flick about a former member of a private undercover elite squad. Even people with power and influence tremble […]

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Everything We Know About ‘The Black Book’, Editi Effiong’s Million-Dollar Thriller Starring RMD, So Far

With the budget that brought The Black Book to life, we won’t be surprised if it goes directly for a streaming release. The high budget covered expenses such as transporting generators to Tarkwa Bay for […]

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Everything We Know About ‘Shanty Town’, Crime Thriller Starring Chidi Mokeme, Ini Edo and Nse Ikpe-Etim, Premiering on Netflix on January 20

The latest information on Shanty Town is that it will finally premiere on Netflix on January 20 as a limited series. This will possibly mark the first brand-new release heading to the streamer in 2023. […]

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