Tag: Sola Sobowale
Film Review: Tade Ogidan mastered video, but Gold Statue shows he is yet to find his cinematic voice
When it comes to Nollywood movies, the name Tade Ogidan is about as iconic as it gets. Since he put ...
Tade Ogidan is back with ‘Gold Statue’ and the trailer is giving us ‘Diamond Ring’ vibes
Tade Ogidan is back from an eight-year hiatus since Family on Fire was released in 2012, and his latest offering Gold Statue ...
Ishaya Bako’s ‘4th republic’ holds star-studded premiere in Lagos
Celebrities, personalities and politicians in attendance… One of the most anticipated Nollywood films of 2019, ‘4th Republic’ premiered on Sunday, April ...
Ireti Doyle is fierce and rebellious in the trailer for ‘1929,’ a movie about the Aba Women’s Riot
Forget the new crop of actresses that have waltzed into Nollywood, Ireti Doyle is still a boss. If you need ...
King of Boys: An unvarnished look into the seedy underbelly of the Lagos elite
Kemi Adetiba’s King of Boys is a coming of age film and a departure from the mundane theme of comedy ...
The YNaija Cover – the 29th of October
Follow the links to read up the stories and analyses on YNaija: Film Review: ‘King of Boys’ is ...
Film Review: ‘King of Boys’ is everything and nothing you expect
Director Kemi Adetiba is one of Nigeria’s experimental auteurs. That much was made clear from the scene that played out at ...
Why the ‘King of Boys’ trailer takes the spot as the best trailer of the year
Nollywood movie trailers are inherently hard to understand. You know I’m right. Go to YouTube and see for yourself; it’s ...
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 ...
We now know what Kemi Adetiba’s “King of Boys” is all about
The press rollout for Kemi Adetiba’s upcoming movie King of Boys has been reliant on the element of suspense. Take, ...
[The Film Blog] An investigation into why most Nollywood actors overact
Yesterday, I met a friend watching a Nollywood film at his apartment. His sister had put it on and had ...
Film Review: Familiar, repetitive… The new Wives on Strike isn’t a revolution
It is hard to go wrong with a movie that is built around a social message. Especially in conservative societies ...
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 ...
The Film Blog: We can’t sit still… Tade Ogidan is coming BACK!
We have racked our brains in an out, sideways and on the ball, wondering why the real king of Nigerian ...
The Film Blog: Sola Sobowale looks buckwyld and crazy in this film
You already know we are absolutely watching this. Sola is all over the place, exactly as we want to be. ...
The Film Blog: This photo from The Wedding Party II just gives us too much joy
Ireti Doyle. And Patience Ozokwor. And Richard More-Damijo. Not forgetting of course, as we can never tire of saying, that ...
Patience Ozokwor to feature in ‘The Wedding Party 2’
Veteran Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor will feature in the movie ‘Wedding Party 2’. Actor Enyinna Nwigwe shared a group photo ...
Wilfred Okiche: Sola Sobowale, Ramsey, Bimbo… My 10 favourite film performances of 2016 [NEW VOICES]
by Wilfred Okiche These ones deserve the Oscar. Or AMAA. Or AMVCA. Somebody hand it to them, please. Nkem Owoh ...
LONG READ: How The Wedding Party became the biggest critical and commercial Nollywood success story
by Wilfred Okiche On Boxing Day, Hafiz, 32, felt like a visit to the movies with his fiancé. They headed ...
The Film Blog: From Toyin Tomato to Tinuade Coker, Sola Sobowale is not your mate
There she is, as the money-grubbing, man-eating, Toyin Tomato in Super Story’s ‘Oh Father, Oh Daughter’ series. Who could ever ...
Movie review: ‘The Wedding Party’ is all the Nigerian weddings you’ve been to and some
The Wedding Party is the much anticipated Nollywood romcom directed by (up until now) music-video director, Kemi Adetiba. The result ...
Banky W, Adesua Etomi, Sola Sobowale make appearance as Dubai tourism is announced as headline sponsor The Wedding Party world premier
Arguably the most anticipated social event of the year, The Grand World Premiere of ‘The Wedding Party’ has just been selected by ...
The Media Blog: We’re becoming mad fans of Africa Magic’s ‘Hustle’
You will remember the anticipation with which we welcomed Hustle (Weekdays, 9.30pm, Africa Magic Urban). And then the disappointment with ...
We just watched Africa Magic’s Hustle. Here’s what we think.
We told you we were counting down to this. All of us at TMB fixed a date in one central ...
The Media Blog: It’s 90 minutes to the premiere of Africa Magic’s The Hustle!
We are really, really, really, really looking forward to The Hustle, DSTV’s newest series. And not just because it’s getting ...
The Media Blog: We don’t get too excited at TMB, but ‘The Wedding Party’ has us excited with a capital ‘E’
Expensive? Yes. Glossy? It’s Mo Abudu, so yes. Star-studded? Like-from-RMD-to-Frank-Donga yes. A-delicious-trailer? Yes-Yes-Yes-Yes-Yes-Yes. The trailer for ‘The Wedding Party’ – ...
SNAPSHOT: Genevieve Nnaji is also in the ‘famzing’ business, guess who with?
by Tutu Akinlabi Gorgeous screen diva Genevieve Nnaji is always a sight for sore eyes and she didn’t disappoint at ...
The Other Friends Podcast
- The Other Friends Podcast: Meet TJ BensonTJ Benson is a speculative fiction writer living in Abuja. His debut short story collection, 'We Won't Fade Into Darkness' was published by Paressia Books and he is publishing his sophomore novel, the Mad House under Masobe Books. He is a teacher of fiction and a runner up for the 2017 Short Story Day Africa […]