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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 […]
THIN LINE
WHY MERCY AIGBE’S ‘THIN LINE’ FALLS SHORT OF CINEMA STANDARD Thin Line, a movie produced by Nollywood star, Mercy Aigbe is out in cinemas and has been viewed by many people. The movie which was released on December 13, 2024 was said to be inspired by true events according to Mercy Aigbe. The movie tells […]
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 […]
ILE OWO
ILE OWO: A DISTORTED STORYLINE THAT SHADES A GOOD HORROR MOVIE FILMING. While I wasn’t really sure of what to expect seeing the poster, I had so much euphoria and excitement when I watched the trailer of “Ile Owo”. You sure don’t get to see many Nollywood Horror movies everyday. Ile Owo is the new […]
A SUNDAY AFFAIR
DAKORE AKANDE AND NSE EKPE ETIM TRY HARD TO BREATHE LIFE INTO A BLAND STORYLINE Set in Lagos, 2023, A Sunday Affair captures the glamour and glitz of cosmopolitan life and love. In the same breath, it tells a story of deceit and betrayal, although the scripting isn’t one to admit that a triangular affair involving two […]
DARK OCTOBER
DARK OCTOBER OPENS UP OLD WOUNDS. Nothing thrills about the new movie “Dark October” than the great work put into filming and telling the story of one of the very darkest moments brought to Nigeria by the evils of Jungle justice. The movie which is based on the unpleasant occurence of 2012 where four boys […]
SHANTY TOWN
SHANTY TOWN: CHIDI MOKEME’S SCAR ACT KEEPS US ENTERTAINED DESPITE A BLAND STORYLINE Shanty Town is the newly released 6-episode Nigerian series on Netflix and it has been trending since its release. Unarguably the biggest Netflix Nollywood release for 2023 so far, the limited series boasts of an array of Nollywood’s finest actors and acting […]
DISCONNECT: THE WEDDING PLANNER
WHY NETFLIX’S “DISCONNECT:THE WEDDING PLANNER” IS A VERY TERRIBLE ATTEMPT AT CULTURE FUSION. If this is what can come out of the Nigerian-Kenyan movie industry partnership; please, we don’t want to see another production. Boy, that was some boring 1h 46m watch, and as a big Netflix fan, I request Netflix returns my 1hr 46m, […]
IJAKUMO: THE BORN AGAIN STRIPPER
THOUGH VERY ENTERTAINING BUT IJAKUMO COULD JUST PASS FOR A POLISHED AVERAGE NIGERIAN MOVIE. After seeing the sensual and suspense-filled thriller and most especially the premiere of Toyin Abraham’s Ijakumo: The Born Again Stripper, I had a date set with the cinemas to see this release; well, after the 2 hours running time, I couldn’t […]
