The Surreal 16 collective of ‘Fiery’ Obasi, Abba T. Makama and Mike Omonua’s vow to tell stories with elements of the surreal, feature local dialects, reject self-censorship, all from an African perspective is finding success and mainstream acceptance. With the…
Elevator Baby is A Still born by Eke Kalu
Examining the intricacies of a character has never really been the concern for Nollywood’s escapist films but, more recently, however, it appears the trend seems to be slowly changing with what the offerings many of what call“young Nollywood.” Kemi Adetiba’s…
The Set Up, A Ship Caught Adrift In The Wide Gap Between Great Intentions and Brilliant Execution
The Set Up, as directed by well-known film director and producer Niyi Akinmolayan, is a break away from the ‘New’ Nollywood trend that has obsessively defined itself by well meaning, but largely incoherent mash-ups of slapstick comedy and undercooked romance. This…
THE GHOST AND THE HOUSE OF TRUTH (2019) by Dika Ofoma
Spoilers ahead What hit me first about The Ghost and The House of Truth was the noise, rowdiness and the grittiness of Lagos. This sort of defies Nollywood’s norm of showing only upscale parts of Lagos and the lives of…
A review of Mokalik by Debola Ogunshina
I wanted to hate Mokalik, I really wanted to, but, I find myself still struggling to. I had heard cruel and scathing reviews and concluded even before watching that it’s most likely going to be bad. But sadly, or not…