Category: The Film Blog
Should we go to the cinemas with coronavirus still around?
With coronavirus still much around, we are never going back to the time when it was completely safe to watch ...
Lovers Rock, Night of the Kings, Beginning…The most notable films of #NYFF58
In keeping with the non-competitive nature of the New York Film Festival (NYFF) which ran from September 17 to October ...
How Mo Abudu helped to seal Oscars pidgin recognition for Nollywood
While agitation for reforms across sectors continues to inform gatherings on Nigerian streets and roads, a clamour which was made ...
David Oyelowo’s directorial debut ‘The Water Man’ has a soundtrack from Ric Hassani
In a tweet posted today, singer Ric Hassani revealed that he made the music for David Oyelowo’s The Water Man, ...
#YNaijaNonBinary: ‘Bearded Mouth’ by CS Lozie
In primary school, I had this teacher. I don’t remember her name but if you ask me to close my ...
#YNaija2019Review: 1929, Herbert Macaulay Affair, Makate Must Sell…disappointing films of the year
For the annual review, only feature length films that received a wide distribution either on big screens or streaming platforms ...
#YNaija2019Review: Kate Henshaw, Elvina Ibru, Swanky JKA… See the 10 best acting performances of the year
The performances that had us buzzing all year round. Hand them all their trophies. Saeed Funky Mallam – Mr President ...
YNaija presents: The 100 most influential Nigerians In Film in 2019
EDITOR’S NOTE: The YNaija team is pleased to present our definitive list of the most influential Nigerians in film. To ...
Check out the new movie poster for dramatic thriller ”Elevator Baby” starring Toyin Abraham and Timini Egbuson
Niyi Akinmolyayan is having a busy 2019. Already, the filmmaker has three upcoming projects including the animated movie Malika: Warrior ...
”Daughters of Chibok” will be screening at the 76th Venice International Film Festival
The Chibok kidnap of 2014, wherein more than 200 schoolgirls where whisked away by militant group Boko Haram from their ...
The trailer for animated movie ”Malika: Warrior Queen” is here and Adesuwa Etomi-Wellington as Malika is unstoppable!
The internet is abuzz with the trailer for hotly anticipated animated movie Malika: Warrior Queen, an adaptation of the graphic ...
We are already obsessed with Ireti Doyle in the teaser for ”Kasanova”
Ireti Doyle is one of the most talented veteran actors working in the industry today, and watching her embody a ...
The trailer for Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s upcoming drama ”Farming” is here, and it’s compelling and haunting
Back in 2017, Variety reported the news about Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s British drama Farming. Based on Agbaje’s autobiographical story, Farming centers ...
Lakeith Stanfield set to star in adaptation of American-Nigerian chef Kwame Onwuachi’s memoir, “Notes From a Young Black Chef”
Lakeith Stanfield of the Sorry To Bother You and Atlanta fame is set to star play the lead role in ...
The trailer for time-travel thriller ”Don’t Let Go” has David Oyelowo trying to solve a murder
Blumhouse has been a name synonymous with horror blockbusters over the years. Halloween, Ma, The First Purge, Unfriended: Dark Web, ...
Beverly Naya is the heroine we deserve in the action-packed trailer for ”Lockdown”
Beverly Naya is a whole different vibe in the trailer for Lockdown, a heist thriller directed by Ladi Akinyosoye and ...
New teaser of ”The Set Up” shows Jim Iyke in all shades of being a bad boy
The trailer for Niyi Akinmolayan’s The Set Up was released last week, and it gave us a full look at ...
Kemi Adetiba wants to know if you’d watch a Nollywood horror movie in the cinema
The first thing that came to my mind after seeing Kemi Adetiba’s King of Boys is how beautiful it would ...
”King of Boys” is coming to Amazon Prime Video with extra footage and we are ready!
Kemi Adetiba‘s King of Boys still remains one of the buzziest, crowd-pleasing films from 2018, dominating the box-office for months ...
Film Review: ”Coming from Insanity” makes an effort, doesn’t quite succeed
The story of Coming from Insanity is so wild, it is clear the writers wanted to write a story where ...
Film Review: ”The Bling Lagosians” is great to look at, but it doesn’t say much
The Hollywood romantic comedy, Crazy Rich Asians, adapted from the best-selling trilogy by Kevin Kwan proved to the world that ...
Hilda Dokubo makes a return to the big screen with ‘Locked’
In the early 2010’s Hilda Dokubor, one of Nigeria’s most prolific actresses and an integral part of what we’ve come ...
Letitia Wright and John Boyega will star in the upcoming BBC anthology series, ”Small Axe”
Letitia Wright and John Boyega are two of Hollywood’s most sought-after young stars, who have established themselves in big-studio blockbusters ...
EbonyLife Films has released the teaser-trailer for ‘Òlòtūré’ and there’s a lot of intrigue
I may be wrong, but the upcoming Oloture from EbonyLife Films is a complex departure from the studio’s brand of ...
Film Review: Kunle Afolayan’s Mokalik isn’t quite a return to form
He may not know it, but Kunle Afolayan has been in need of artistic redemption since he followed up the ...
Chiwetel Ejiofor has joined the cast for upcoming Netflix movie ”The Old Guard”
It’s always a delight to see Chiwetel Ejiofor in movies, whether he is in a Marvel flick (Doctor Strange) or ...
Here’s why we think Genevieve Nnaji might be working on a new movie
Genevieve Nnaji’s directorial debut Lionheart was a huge inflection point in her career, having its premiere at the 2018 Toronto ...
”Beasts of No Nation”s Abraham Attoh will star in Nigerian immigrant drama ”Tazmanian Devil”
Eighteen-year-old Ghanaian actor and newcomer Abraham Attah made a big impression when he starred alongside Idris Elba in Netflix’s Beasts ...
Stop what you are doing and watch the trailer for Ifeoma Chukwuogo’s crime-drama series ”Under”
Ifeoma Chukwuogo’s splendid and incredibly moving short film Bariga Sugar, released in 2017, pegged her as an exciting director to ...