Category: The Cutting Floor
#IFFR2019Review: Nadine Labaki’s Capernaum is a triumph
Editor’s Note: Our in-house critic, Wilfred Okiche, was invited to the International Film Festival Rotterdam and is sending dispatches from ...
Review: Woli Arole takes on Nollywood with ‘The Call’; He doesn’t succeed
For Hollywood’s latest remake of A Star is Born, the titular character, Ally, played by pop star, Lady Gaga has ...
Review: Enyinna Nwigwe and Bimbo Akintola in dull, nondescript Baby Steps
Enyinna Nwigwe headlines this dramatic comedy about a chronic bachelor whose playboy lifestyle is jolted into reset mode when he ...
Profile: How Genevieve Nnaji became Queen of Nollywood (again)
In December 2018, two decades after starting out with a bit part in the crime drama, Most Wanted, Genevieve Nnaji ...
Review: Knock Out Blessing delivers more hits than misses
The prodigious Dare Olaitan announced his arrival in audacious form with the 2017 crime drama Ojukokoro (Greed). A welcome breath ...
Younger Nollywood filmmakers are tackling diversity in storytelling. Is there an audience?
At the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), Nigeria’s biggest and most important film festival, held in Lagos from 12-17th November ...
#YNaija2018Review: King of Boys, Lionheart, Kasala… See the 10 most ambitious Films of the Year
In terms of quality of films, 2018 was a bit of a downer as there was a bit of struggle ...
#YNaija2018Review: Omoni Oboli, Reminisce, Pete Edochie… See the 10 best performances of the year
These performances got us buzzing. They should grab all the trophies. Arranged from bottom to top. Bisola Aiyeola- Chief Daddy ...
#YNaija2018Review: The Dangote Wedding, The Experience, Lagos Fashion Week…See our Top 10 events of the year
We are just wondering where you were if you weren’t at any of these major highlights. Bole Festival The 2018 ...
#YNaija2018Review: #BergerToAjah, #ENDSARS, FIFA World Cup…See our list of 10 moments/hashtags that broke the internet
The internet loves a good buzz, something to rally round, support or be outraged about. This year had a list ...
#YNaija2018Review: Nigerian Army on UNICEF, #JusticeForOchanya, Ambode’s filthy Lagos…10 moments that prove Nigeria is a zoo
Sometimes believing in the Nigerian project is incredibly hard. Here are 10 reasons why. In no particular order. Akwa Ibom ...
#YNaija2018Review: Black Panther, Jamal Khashoggi murder, The Royal Wedding… 10 Moments that shook the world
These 10 events sent shock waves around the world, leaving excitement, confusion, disarray and relief in their wake. Could the ...
Film Review: Lionheart is the feel-good movie of the year and everyone should see it
Genevieve Nnaji isn’t a fan of the division of the film industry into old and new Nollywood. These boxes and ...
Film Review: In an industry drowning in cliches; Kasala is a breath of fresh air
In an interesting twist, one of the most refreshing movies to come out of Nollywood in a long time has ...
Film Review: Ayoola Ayolola is the best thing about If I am President
What better time to put out an old school drama about aspiring for the highest political office in the land ...
Review: Chief Daddy is ready to take all your money
You have seen the trailer. It is no spoiler to report that Chief Beecroft (Taiwo Obileye), the character for which ...
#AFRIFF2018: The Delivery Boy is a future Nollywood classic
Amir is The Delivery Boy. Amir is a terrorist on a mission. After existing as a pawn for most of ...
OBITUARY: Tosyn Bucknor defined what it means to live a full life
Nigerians all over the world woke up this morning to the sad news of the passing of Tosyn Bucknor, an ...
Theatre Review: Our Son the Minister is the story of all of us
In 2016, the Beeta Universal Arts Foundation, founded by Bikiya Graham-Douglas, launched the Beeta Playwright Competition to give a voice ...
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 ...
Film Review: AY, Ramsey Nouah, Falz, Jim Iyke are all a bunch of Merry Men
According to English folklore, the original Merry Men helped define the legend of Robin Hood, accompanying the prince of thieves ...
Profile: Why we should be excited about Zainab Ahmed (and why we shouldn’t be)
Following the resignation of Kemi Adeosun, former Minister of Finance over allegations of a forged document exempting her from the ...
Odunlade Adekola’s The Vendor is barely salvaged by a few laughs
Meme king Odunlade Adekola takes his lowbrow shtick to the big screen with The Vendor, a ribald screwball tale of ...
‘From Lagos With Love’ had so much material but played out as cheap melodrama
There is no shortage of films- Nollywood, Hollywood and beyond- that trace the dramatic unravelling of the family, nuclear or ...
Concert Review: A splendid night with Femi Kuti
After about two months on the road touring Europe and the Americas, Afrobeat’s first son, Femi Kuti and his Positive ...
Profile: Akinwunmi Ambode has declared ambition for a second term; will he get one?
Political watchers with inside knowledge of state and party politics insist that despite his incumbent status, Lagos state Governor, Akinwunmi ...
Fighting Corruption is Dangerous is an interesting retelling of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s legacy
2018 173 pages MIT Press According to Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the global average tenure ...
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, ...
Long Read: It’s high time we talked about this year’s AMAA nominees
On the evening of August 3, the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), the premier rewarding system for film talent in ...
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 September Standard
- Unlock a Healthier You: Essential Resources for Holistic Well-being
- How Your Diet Could Be Making Your Snoring Worse
- Celebrating Nigerian Trailblazers: Inspiring Women in Fashion
- Silk: Unraveling Threads of Elegance and Innovation
- Grammy Awards 2024 Red Carpet Fashion: Hits and Misses that Stole the Spotlight
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy