For the annual review, only feature length films that received a wide distribution either on big screens or streaming platforms were considered. Because of the limited options for distribution, documentaries that debuted in the festival circuit or screened privately within the year have also been considered. Mokalik Mokalik is a mildly interesting but far from holistic... Read More

4th Republic, Light in the Dark, Living In Bondage: Breaking Free, Mokalik, The Bling Lagosians, The Delivery Boy, The Ghost and the house of truth, The Journey of an African Colony, The Last Tree, The Set Up

December 8, 2019

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The quiet, devastating power of Akin Omotoso’s The Ghost and the House of Truth

On a quiet evening in Lagos, a girl walks home alone. The neighborhood is safe enough, the people are familiar. She isn’t the only nine-year old to be out unaccompanied. But somehow, she is the one who doesn’t return. Her mother, Bola Ogun (Susan Wokoma) who works as a grief counsellor goes to the police... Read More

The Cutting Floor

Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), ego boyo, Frances McDormand’s Marge Gunderson, Kabelo Thathe, kate henshaw, Lala Akindoju, Officer Stainless, Oronto Douglas prize for Best Nigerian film, seun ajayi, Susan Wokoma, The Ghost and the house of truth, Tope Tedela

November 6, 2019

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Top 5 movies we are most looking forward to in November

The film world is still churning with the news about the disqualification of Genevieve Nnaji’s Lionheart from 2020 Oscar race. Lionheart, which entered for the Best International Feature Film category, was made ineligible by the Academy because it’s mostly an ”English film.” Hello, we were colonised by Britain and English is our official language. Frankly,... Read More

Kate Henshaw investigates the case of a missing child in Ego Boyo’s ”The Ghost and The House of Truth”

In Ego Boyo’s upcoming movie The Ghost and The House of Truth, Officer ‘Stainless’ is a dedicated police officer who takes on the case of Bola Ogun’s missing daughter and is the kind of police officer we can all support. The ideal Nigerian Officer we strive for. Played by Nollywood veteran Kate Henshaw, she comes... Read More

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September 27, 2019

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: Ego Boyo’s ”The Ghost and The House of Truth” wins at the Urbanworld Film Festival 2019

It’s always a good thing when Nollywood films are recognised at international film festivals, and the latest movie to bag an award through this medium is Ego Boyo’s crime thriller The Ghost andTthe House of Truth, which premiered at the Urbanworld Film Festival in New York. Boyo has been involved in a number of projects... Read More

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: Ego Boyo’s ”The Ghost and The House of Truth” wins at the Urbanworld Film Festival 2019

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