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Kokomma
Kokomma is a run of the mill story about a poor 18 year old girl who moves to Lagos and takes up a housegirl job in order to support her family. She is constantly faced with numerous perverted men seeking to take advantage of her innocence, and if this was your regul...
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The Place
Their mission is to go to heaven and steal the book of life, which they refer to for some reason as ‘the chronicle of the book’, in order to write their names in it, and for this purpose they employ two touts from Warri. On the other hand, in Heaven two a...
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Aso Ebi Girls
If you are looking for an apt description for a jigsaw puzzle that leads nowhere, this movie will win first place position. Its attractive jacket pulled me in and I was eager to know what the movie was about, not that its title was any teaser but I lost interest fro...-
Inside Nollywood: The Audience Split
I’ve watched quite a number of documentaries and interviews on the early days of Nollywood, her development and reasons for her initial success; and one idea that is the same across the board is the idea that Nollywood wa... -
In The Spotlight: Ken Erics
The Anambra state born actor is a trained actor in theater and film. He started his acting career with the movie “Holy Prostitute” in 2001 and since then has been steadily rising to fame. With his years in the indus... -
In The Spotlight: Queen Nwokoye
Queen Nwokoye is a Nollywood actress who debuted in 2004 with the comedy film, ‘Nna Men’. Since then she has been in a number of Nollywood features and has become a household name to some and just a familiar face to... -
Inside Nollywood: Censored!
This week’s Inside Nollywood feature is unlike previous versions. The following paragraph’s are culled from a NYTimes article HERE Nigeria’s movie industry — often dubbed Nollywood — has been a source of pride...
United Kingdom
The movie “United Kingdom” tells the overbeaten story of a king who has come to power by chance and used diabolical means to secure his throne. It throws in what is arguably an original twist in that he wants his so...
Maami
Tunde Kelani’s “Maami” tells an age old story from a different perspective. The story introduces sports into a movie about struggling, it takes you on a journey that you might not have expected from the synops...
Black Roses
It is not a secret that I'm not the biggest advocate of Nollywood in USA movies. In my opinion, the entire genre (if you can call it that) should be flushed because I'm yet to see a single one done well.
Kokomma
Kokomma is a run of the mill story about a poor 18 year old girl who moves to Lagos and takes up a housegirl job in order to support her family. She is constantly faced with numerous perverted men seeking to take advantage of h...
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- Journey To Self (2013)
- Letters To My Mother (2013)
- On Bended Knees (2013)
- Phone Swap (2012) [IBD]
- Playing Safe (2013) [PH/UYO]
- The gods Are Still Not To Blame
