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CORDELIA
FILM AUTEUR, TUNDE KELANI RETURNS WITH “CORDELIA” Cordelia opened in Nigerian cinemas on July 18, 2025, after three years in the making. Adapted from Femi Osofisan’s eponymous novella and scripted by Bunmi Ajiboye, it marks Kelani’s return to filmmaking with his signature blend of cultural resonance and moral inquiry Set in early‑1990s Nigeria during a […]
IYALODE
WHY ‘IYALODE’ APPEARS TO BE A JERRY-BUILT EPIC FILM Telling Epic movies are not easy, and we know , however, when effort is put in, we can tell. After back to back Epic releases across Nollywood, Iyalode was received with excitement as we were ready to be visually satisfied watching our rich African culture in […]
LABAKE OLODODO
LABAKE OLODODO: AN ATTEMPT TO TELL THE FICTIONAL EPIC OF A TITULAR PROTAGONIST Labake Olododo; she’s fearless, fearsome, mystical, and powerful but despite all these, she lacks one singular thing, we’ll get to that shortly. Well, Iyabo Ojo’s Labake Olododo has been making waves across the Nollywood industry with many cinemas receiving thousands of viewers […]
LISABI: A LEGEND IS BORN
LATEEF ADEDIMEJI CONTINUES FROM WHERE HE STOPS IN NETFLIX’S EPIC MASTERPIECE Lisabi is back! The continuation of the prequel Lisabi:The Uprising is out on Netflix for streaming and it’s titled Lisabi:A Legend is Born. The movie continues the story of Egba folk hero,Lísàbí Agbongbo-Akala who led a revolt against the ancient Oyo oppressive Empire. The […]
SEVEN DOORS
FEMI ADEBAYO’S SEVEN DOORS TICKS ALL BOXES IN A BEAUTIFULLY TOLD EPIC STORY Seven Doors is Femi Adebayo’s recently produced movie and it has gathered heaps of praises due to the rich and well told story. The mini series streams on Netflix and was released to the streaming platform on December 13, 2024. The series […]
LISABI: THE UPRISING
WHY “LISABI:THE UPRISING” MIGHT JUST BE CINEMA STANDARD. It is only perfect to understand that after such a praiseworthy act in https://realnollywood.com/?s=AYINLA (AYINLA) , which earned him a nomination in the 2021 AMAA awards in the “Best Actor in a leading role” category, Lateef Adedimeji was a right fit to take another role in acting […]
HOUSE OF GA’A
BOLANLE AUSTEN-PETERS’ HOUSE OF GA’A DISTINGUISHES ITSELF FROM THE TYPICAL YORUBA EPIC The novel Basorun Gaa written by Adebayo Faleti was shot as a movie in 2004, the story was also adapted and performed for stage by students in 2010. Netflix has taken this epic tale engagingly further by streaming Bolanle Austen-Peter’s production of the […]
ELESIN OBA(THE KING’S HORSEMAN)
Better left as a stage play or a thrilling movie with an anticlimax? Biyi Bandele’s much anticipated film, ‘Elesin Oba'(The King’s Horseman) is finally out, and streams on movie platform, Netflix, and it has clearly been met with mixed reactions. The movie which is an adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s ‘Death and the King’sHorseman’ tends to […]
ANIKULAPO
What comes to your mind when you hear the name ‘Kunle Afolayan’, most likely epic movies right? Yes, Afolayan has indeed made a name for himself in Nollywood epic storytelling. ‘Aníkúlápó adds to his list of epic movies. A fusion of myth and epic, Aníkúlápó takes us on a journey into the setting of the Yoruba […]
