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

August 9, 2018

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“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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August 2, 2018

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Here’s your Nollywood movie cinema release schedule for August

If anything, this year’s Nollywood movie release timeline has been something of a joke. Egregiously bad movies keep flooding the cinemas, caked in the same themes. Lara and the Beat was not what we expected, Cheta Chukwu’s PayDay was just fluff and we still don’t know when Guyn Man will be released, initially scheduled for... Read More

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