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ToluOctober 17, 2017

The Film Blog: 2baba is acting again and we TOTALLY loveeee it

Because 2baba is king! Because 2baba is a legend!! Because what’s not to love about Innocent 2baba Idibia!!! 2baba’s role ...

ToluOctober 13, 2017

The Film Blog: Sola Sobowale and Rita Dominic are cooking something, In case of Incasity

If nothing, the title has us in stitches already. In case of Incasity is another movie that centres on the ...

ToluOctober 11, 2017

The Film Blog: Hey God! This one that OC Ukeje has released a music video

Calm down, guys! It’s nothing like the type of music the ‘Genevieves’, ‘Omotolas’ and ‘Tontos’ of this world blessed us ...

ToluOctober 10, 2017

The Film Blog: 8 African films are contending for the Foreign Language Oscar. Not one is Nigerian

We’re not sure how exactly we feel about this – disappointed, broken-hearted or upbeat about the near future. Yes, the ...

EditorOctober 9, 2017

Film Review: Blessing Egbe’s The Women is ‘Fifty’, but a lot less classy

by Wilfred Okiche Blessing Egbe has built a career on documenting the ups and downs of being female ...

ToluOctober 9, 2017

The Film Blog: So the Abuja International Film Festival begins today but that’s all we know

The Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF) is here for the 14th year. This year’s edition prides on its training programme ...

ToluOctober 6, 2017

[The Film Blog]: The Royal Hibiscus Hotel is another reason to be excited about Rachael Oniga

The movie is already up to a good start. After earning itself a premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival ...

Media BloggerOctober 6, 2017

[The Film Blog] What exactly is happening on #SGIT Season 2?

No, seriously. Watch this clip we took from today’s episode of Ndani TV’s hit web series, Skinny Girl in Transit ...

ToluOctober 5, 2017

The Film Blog: Can The Wedding Party 2 outshine its first part?

We’re certain you’ve seen the teaser for the sequel to 2016’s Nollywood blockbuster movie, The Wedding Party. But if you ...

EditorOctober 1, 2017

Film Review: Dance To My Beat is a shameless cash grab. But you will laugh

by Wilfred Okiche Nollywood starlet, Mary Lazarus joins the ever-expanding list of actresses to take the plunge into film ...

EditorSeptember 25, 2017

Film review: Amara is underwhelming, absolutely boring

There was a time when it was considered a big deal for Nollywood stars and producers to make the trip ...

EditorSeptember 22, 2017

The Film Blog: Turn on the news, you’re likely to catch another episode of domestic violence

It is high time Africans began to have conversations about violence and women’s rights until the messaging starts to sink ...

EditorSeptember 18, 2017

Film review: Tatu is visually appealing, structurally handicapped

by Wilfred Okiche As Nollywood productions go, the ELFIKE team (consisting of EbonyLife films, FilmOne distribution, Inkblot and Koga studios) ...

EditorSeptember 14, 2017

The Film Blog: Lights Camera Africa!!! Film Festival returns with the theme ‘RESET’

The Lights Camera Africa!!! Film Festival, a 3-day cultural event to celebrate independent African cinema, is returning this year with ...

EditorSeptember 12, 2017

Film Review: In Line is a weird mix of drama and suspense

by Wilfred Okiche The latest Nollywood-Ghollywood collaboration comes in the form of the dramatic thriller In Line from Firepix studio ...

Oluwatosin AdeshokanSeptember 7, 2017

The Film Blog: What Lies Within lands in cinemas

2017 has been quite the year for Nollywood. From Isoken to Alakada Reloaded, local films have scored at the box ...

EditorSeptember 6, 2017

Isoken retains the top position on our top 10 film countdown

Jadesola Osiberu’s Isoken retains its number one spot on the YNaija film ranking for this month. Despite a few new ...

Oluwatosin AdeshokanSeptember 4, 2017

[The Film Blog] These two short films have important messages on inclusion

As the United States of America continues to confront its legacy of racism and inequality, the #BlackLivesMatter movement has its ...

EditorSeptember 4, 2017

Film Review: The Tribunal is mostly solid

by Wilfred Okiche The last of director Kunle Afolayan’s three picture deal with television giant, Africa Magic is a legal ...

EditorSeptember 2, 2017

The Film Blog: Sango gets the film treatment with Dawn of Thunder

Komotion Studios with a $400 dollar budget and two weeks of work has helped move Yoruba culture forward for the ...

Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 30, 2017

Film Review: My Wife and I is a decent project with lazy characterisation

Nigerian movie writers and production companies are riding high on the wings of the romantic comedy genre. The box office ...

Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 26, 2017

[The Film Blog] It is Reset for Lights Camera Africa film festival

For many years, Nollywood has been plagued with bad movies. Dingy projects filmed in terribly lit rooms, by a cinematographer ...

Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 19, 2017

[The Film Blog] Two Nigerian movies are going to the Toronto International Film Festival

The Toronto film festival is one of the best and diverse film festivals in the world. Since its establishment in ...

Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 17, 2017

Film review: Banana Island Ghost has the cool factor

Banana Island Ghost is a consolidation of recent developments in the Nigerian film industry. Coming in with a real great ...

Oluwatosin AdeshokanAugust 16, 2017

The Film Blog: AFRIFF and Ford Foundation are helping to increase female participation in Nollywood

On the 9th of August, 20 young filmmakers gathered on the 9th floor of the CBC Towers in Lekki. They ...

RoqeebahAugust 13, 2017

[The Film Blog] My Wife & I is premiering today and Beverly Naya…

Forgive us, we usually don’t use words like ‘slay’ etc. But in this one case, biko try and h-understand. She ...

Op-ed EditorAugust 9, 2017

[The Film Blog]: These guys captured the beauty of the music in Banana Island Ghost

They totally capture how we feel about the music. We came out of the cinemas looking for everything. Even Reekado ...