Nollywood has come a long way since low-budget, era-defining films like Living in Bondage and Nneka the Pretty Serpent. But today’s filmmaking is all about the box office and sequels, pop corn and red carpet premieres. It’s a flashy Nollywood system engineered to keep you returning to the cinemas, even without you realising it. Studios... Read More

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February 16, 2018

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[The Film Blog] We need to talk about Nollywood’s obsession with marriage

Hello Nollywood, can you hear me? I’m fairly convinced that I speak for everyone when I say I’m tired of wedding films, and the ones that insidiously pressure Nigerian women into marriage. Currently, Nollywood is suffering from a creative crisis, with films being released skewed towards romantic comedies as though this is what we always... Read More

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February 11, 2018

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[The Film Blog] Because we need another movie about women being pressured to marry, the “Bound” Trailer is Here

Wave your hands in the air if you understand sarcasm. Now watch the trailer for Bound below and roll your eyes. And if you can’t roll your eyes then it’s a shame, because this brief, singular exercise is the only human reaction that I’m deeming appropriate. Where’s that eye-rolling gif when you need one? At... Read More

GRUESOME: Man kills, dismembers one-legged, wheelchair-bound roommate (PICTURED)

Brian Scott Hord is accused of killing his roommate, Richard Lee Gentry, 68, at their apartment on Tuesday. A North Carolina man beat his one-legged, wheelchair-bound neighbor to death with a hammer and then cut-up his body and stashed it in plastic bins in the apartment they shared, police said. Brian Scott Hord, 33, of... Read More

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