The Film Blog

September 2, 2018

AMVCA 2018: Losers, winners, and that IK Osakioduwa sexist, misogynistic joke

The 2018 AMVCA has come and gone. Did you tune in? Maybe not. It was the usual award fare preceded by a red carpet ruckus with celebrities trying to out-dress each other. Bridget Chibufue came out as Bat Girl (which feels meme-worthy really), and Oreka Godis probably saw Crazy Rich Asians on Friday and came... Read More

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AMVCA 2018, falz, IK Osakioduwa

September 2, 2018

ICYMI: Full list of winners at the 2018 AMVCA

The 2018 edition of Africa’s prestigious movie awards, the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) held at the Eko Hotels And Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday and it was a night of glamour and fun. The event saw the continent’s top actors and actresses battle in 27 categories for the top prize from a long... Read More

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September 1, 2018

Akin Omotosho’s award-winning drama ‘Vaya’ is coming to Netflix in November

After making its world premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and winning in the category of Best Director at the Africa Movie Academy Award, Akin Omotosho’s Vaya is coming to Netflix on November 1. Announced by filmmaker Ava DuVernay, founder of the film collective ARRAY Releasing, Vaya chronicles the innocence lost by three... Read More

Akin Omotosho, Array Releasing, Vaya

August 30, 2018

Chiwetel Ejiofor could be the next successor to Loki. In other words, Marvel’s big bad villain

The speculation about Marvel setting up Doctor Strange‘s Baron Mordo to succeed the villainous Loki isn’t exactly new. But with more installments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a Doctor Strange sequel on the horizon, things are beginning to look much clearer. Mordo is played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, a known villain in the Marvel comics... Read More

Baron Mordo, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Doctor Strange, Loki

August 29, 2018

AMVCA 2018: Is ‘Isoken’ the best romantic comedy we have had in a long time?

The AMVCA is almost here, and I’m trying to work up some enthusiasm after seeing the shocking nominations. The critic Oris Aigbokhaevbolo think it’s the worst in the history of the AMVCA, and YNaija’s Wilfred Okiche sums it up as a sad bunch. Truly, it’s a sad state of affairs, which is why I have... Read More

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AMVCA 2018, Dakore Egbuson-Akande, Isoken, Jadesola Osiberu, Joseph Benjamin, Marc Rhys

August 28, 2018

Simi will be making her Nollywood debut in Kunle Afolyan’s upcoming movie “Mokalik”

Simi is quite the character in her music videos, most of them designed to mimic a Nollywood script. In real life, her storied fashion faux pas feels like a cultural spectre still hanging over her head, and for a long time she was speculatively involved in a romantic trifecta which brought its own kind of... Read More

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Kunle Afolayan, Mokalik, Simi

Jessica Gordon

August 27, 2018

Jessica Gordon is beautifully created in her ‘I AM’ story

To begin the I AM Series, I put out an open call on Twitter asking to feature amazing individuals. There was a lot of radio silence at first, and then a handful of people responded. Jessica (Jess) was one. I remember her moving email titled, ‘Beautifully Created’ READ MORE: The ‘I AM’ Series profiles Chioma... Read More

Lionheart

August 25, 2018

Why we are rooting for Genevieve Nnaji’s ‘Lionheart’ at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival

From the current crop of Nigerian female directors and filmmakers, Genevieve Nnaji’s solid career as an actress is coming to an inflection point with her directorial debut Lionheart, set to premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival next month. Nnaji is one of the top-tier talents in Nollywood we have come to love and... Read More

2018 TIFF, Genevieve Nnaji, Lionheart, Toronto international film festival

African Queen

August 23, 2018

We have only one pressing question about Kola Amusan’s upcoming movie “African Queen”

One word to describe the trailer for Kola Amusan’s cinema-bound movie African Queen: BORING. Opening with a beauty pageant wherein contestants in dresses stand on a platform, and the host alluding their collective beauty to the African queen archetype, everything from there devolves into tepidness. Zainab, one of the contestants, is kidnapped. And this occurs... Read More

African Queen, Kola Amusan

Damian's Muse

August 23, 2018

Watch the underwhelming trailer for Best Okoduwa’s “Damian’s Muse”

I’m not looking forward to Best Okoduwa’s upcoming movie Damian’s Muse, for the simple reason that the trailer is a lazy, clumsy attempt at film promotion. It is the latest dull entry into the great Nollywood catalogue of exasperating trailers, trailers designed to diminish your IQ. READ MORE: Funke is the Nollywood movie trying to... Read More

Best Okoduwa, Damian's Muse

Shuri

August 22, 2018

“Avengers: Infinity War” directors have declared Shuri as the smartest person in the MCU

Like we needed to be reminded. In a recent video on Wired, Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe Russo and Anthony Russo were asked who they thought is the smartest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And, no surprise there, Shuri was the obvious pick in a cinematic topography consisting of the likes of Doctor Strange (insufferable... Read More

Black Panther, Infinity War, Shuri

Funke

August 21, 2018

“Funke” is the Nollywood movie trying to break gender norms and we are here for it

The mission of Yemi Morafa’s coming-of-age movie Funke is simple: shatter the glass ceiling on gender expectations for women. Set in 1996 Ibadan, the film tells the story of the titular character navigating her way in a patriarchal world enforced by custodians of culture and tradition. Her dreams to become a footballer is, in itself, an... Read More

funke, yemi morafa

August 20, 2018

Omoni Oboli has done her best work yet on ‘Moms at War’

In Moms at War, the latest collaboration between FilmOne and inkblot productions, box office magnet Omoni Oboli rejoins the team, this time actively involved both on screen and behind the scenes. Not content with her leading lady duties in last year’s lukewarm, My Wife & I, Oboli has for the first time in her career,... Read More

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Kenneth Okolie

August 19, 2018

Move over, Idris Elba! Our own Kenneth Okolie is giving us killer James Bond vibes

While the internet buzzed about rumours of Idris Elba playing James Bond recently, and Elba complicating things on Twitter through tweets that stoked and dismissed the rumours, our own Kenneth Okolie stealthily released a photo on his Instagram this week, looking sharp and clean shaven. Issa headshot by @aarongangphotography ? A post shared by Kenneth... Read More

idris elba, James Bond, kenneth okolie

What just happened

August 17, 2018

Here’s when Ufuoma McDermott’s “What Just Happened!” will be released in cinemas

The last time Ufuoma McDermott produced and directed a movie was 2017’s Christmas Is Coming, which announced her debut as a filmmaker. “Ufuoma McDermott’s Christmas is Coming desperately needs a Christmas miracle of its own,” the critic Wilfred Okichie wrote as a headline in a candid review, calling the movie “contrived. That said, McDermott has... Read More

Ufuoma Mcdermott, What Just Happened!

Mirabel

August 16, 2018

“Mirabel” the new short film from Judith Audu’s is her directorial splash

While watching the trailer for Judith Audu’s directorial debut Mirabel, I wondered why one of the lead characters looked familiar. I’m referring to MTV Shuga Naija alum Moses Akerele, better known as Khalil on the show. In 2013, Akerele wrote a poem on his notepad titled Mirabel, which, five years later, has now been adapted... Read More

Judith Audu, Mirabel, Moses Akerele

Cinema pointer

August 15, 2018

Stupid, rubbish, garbage: Cinema Pointer is the platform refusing to sugarcoat reviews of Nollywood movies

Have you read a Cinema Pointer movie review on Instagram? It is concise, cuttingly honest and somewhat fun. In a minute or less, you are armed with the knowledge to make better choices in your moviegoing life, because buying a movie ticket and the attendant popcorn and drink over a trash movie is, as put... Read More

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August

August 13, 2018

Review: Seven and a Half Dates is terribly unglamorous

Box office Nollywood continues to double down on the comedies and the romances. Seven and a Half Dates is only the latest in a long line. Produced by Toyin Abraham d Samuel Olatunji, from a screenplay written by Joy Isi Bewaji, this attempt at a surefire cash grab is quite the letdown. Anyone collecting pennies... Read More

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Mercy Johnson, Seven and a Half Dates

Nigerian Prince

August 13, 2018

Here’s when Faraday Okoro’s “Foreign Prince” will hit American cinemas

If you are wondering who Faraday Okoro is, here’s a crash course: he is a NYU graduate student and became the inaugural winner of the Tribeca Film Festival’s AT&T Untold Stories program, a competition designed to champion diverse artistes who are underrepresented in mainstream cinema. Given that he had only previously produced shorts, this triumph... Read More

Faraday Okoro, Nigerian Prince

August 12, 2018

Idris Elba is teasing us as James Bond on Twitter and we literally can’t handle it

If you have been on the internet for the past three days, you must have caught wind of Idris Elba being linked (yet again) to playing James Bond. Frankly, it’s been an exhausting, longstanding rumour. “Idris Elba as James Bond? Celebrating 10 Years of Rumors,” reads a recent Vox headline while the Hollywood Reporter thinks... Read More

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idris elba, James Bond

August 11, 2018

The teaser for Michael Oke’s “Foreign Love” teases itself into another romcom we don’t need

The opening shots in the trailer for Michael Oke’s Foreign Love begins with an admiration of cleavage. Jason, played by American actor Greg Taylor and Funmi (KC Ejelonu) are both college students in America. And regarding the aforementioned cleavage, Jason glances towards Funmi’s breasts in what ostensibly looks like a study session. And the scene... Read More

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Eboni Adams, Foreign Love, Michael Oke

August 10, 2018

You guys, the trailer for Kemi Adetiba’s “King of Boys” is here and it will make your heart race

First of all, take a bow, Kemi Adetiba. The official trailer for her sophomore film project King of Boys has been released – and it looks good. The movie’s press cycle started back in May, with an opaque, psychedelic teaser that had Sola Sobowale seated on a chair and staring creepily at us. The teaser... Read More

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Kemi Adetiba, King of Boys, Sola Sobowale

Hello Rain

August 10, 2018

From Paris to Bueno Aires: CJ Obasi’s “Hello, Rain” is enjoying a film festival renaissance

Some great movies first cut their teeth at film festivals, captivating audiences and critics alike. In 2015, Todd Haynes’ tender, lesbian drama Carol was a top favourite at Cannes, and subsequently secured a Best Actress win for Cate Blanchett at the Oscars. Last year, Jordan Peele’s satirical, horror-adjacent film Get Out was screened at the... Read More

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From today, Omoni Oboli’s box office hit “Wives on Strike” will be available for streaming on iROKOtv

In a bid to expand its library on Nollywood content, iROKOtv will introduce Omoni Oboli’s Wives on Strike to its subscribers today. Released in 2016, Wives on Strike reportedly was a box office hit, recouping 15 million naira in its first weekend at the cinema and became the first ever Nollywood movie to make such... Read More

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August

“Seven and a Half Dates” reportedly makes 10 million naira in three days, but when will Nollywood stop lying?

I didn’t see Seven and a Half Dates when it was released in cinemas last week Friday, partly because of my experience with a recent Nollywood film at my local theatre. Disappointingly, the movie had a glitch in its audio output, rendering it unwatchable and forcing a cancellation of subsequent showings for that day. Seven and... Read More

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Biodun Stephens, Jim Iyke, Mercy Johnson, Samuel Olatunji, Seven and a Half Dates

Sylvia

Upcoming romantic fantasy movie “Sylvia” finally gets a September 21 release date

After making its round in the film festival circuit, Daniel Oriahi’s Sylvia now has a September 21 cinema release date. It’s now official, guys. The film runs with an interesting blend of romance and fantasy, and a jilted lover trope that makes Zainab Balogun’s character wear angry red lipstick as she threatens Chris Attoh’s Richard in... Read More

Chris Attoh, Slyvia, Zainab Balogun

Freddy

“A Rose for Freddy” is a modern colour film set in Lagos and here’s the trailer

This Friday, Chike Nwoffiah’s A Rose for Freddy will be released in select cinemas and the first thing you would notice about the trailer is the visual output. The colour palette is dull and muddy, and thanks to Ifeanyi Iloduba as director of photography, who helmed cinematography for Kenneth Gyang’s 2012 film Blood and Henna,... Read More

A Rose for Freddy, Chike Nwoffiah, Gregory Ojefua, Kiki Omeili, Osas Ighodaro-Ajibade

Oghenekaro

Oghenekaro Itene is making her Hollywood debut in the upcoming thriller “Chase”

After making a huge splash in the 2017 Charles Uwagbai-directed epic blockbuster Esohe, distilled as a Nollywood-Hollywood collaboration, Tinsel actress Oghenekaro Itene has blindsided us with Chase – surprise! surprise! – an upcoming Hollywood thriller from American writer/director Michael Matteo Rossi. As seen on her IMDb page, Itene plays Jayla in the movie, which follows... Read More

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Chase, Michael Matteo Rossi, Oghenekaro Itene

Here’s the full list of the AMAA 2018 nominations

Announced during the nominations party held on Friday at the Wheatbaker, the Africa Movie Academy Awards unveiled this year’s nominees. Now in its fourteenth year as a reward system for African cinema, I was pleased to see Michael Matthews’ Five Fingers for Marseilles nominated in some categories, and the experimental film Hotel Called Memory. Thanks... Read More

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We didn’t see Sope Aluko in the new “Venom” trailer and Marvel has some explaining to do

If you are anticipating Marvel’s Venom like me, the first villain in the Spider–Man villain universe, then you must have noticed that the second trailer released recently doesn’t have any scene featuring Sope Aluko. First of all, the trailer narratively builds up on the teasing first footage, intimating us with Tom Hardy as he dually... Read More

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