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    Inside Nollywood: The Brand Nollywood

    Sell Nollywood to me! Sell her! What does she stand for? Why does she exist? Why is she relevant? Why should I watch her over Bollywood or Hollywood? For Pete’s sake, what on earth is Nollywood. Earlier this year, an arti...
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    Guess Who!

    It’s yet another new week as the month of May drags to an end, but before all of that it’s time for yet another Guess Who on NR! Congratulations to CRYSTAL for being the first to correctly guess last week’s gu...
  • Deyemi

    In The Spotlight: Deyemi Okanlawon

    The short film ‘blink’ went around most Nigerian social media spheres. Some people liked it, some people loved it; those seemed to have been the only to two sides to the reaction for the short film, with more peopl...
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    Inside Nollywood: Star Power

    “A film industry will only exist in a country on a big scale if it has a star system” - Quentin Tarantino Before anything, I’d like to establish one specific presupposition which is that I believe that humilit...
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Efficacy

This smart stylish film is an oldie but it is just so good. Not good great. It is sleek and it is such easy viewing. The scriptwriter must be given some kind of award, in creating such a flawed but still likeable character in L...
twist
lonely heart
Blind Lust
 
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Playing Safe

Playing Safe

The revival of cinema culture in Nollywood is one that is much commended, however, am I the only one that was hoping that this would be an avenue that highlights only the best in Nollywood? Thinking a movie went to cinemas, in ...
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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.
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Exposure full story
 
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Omo Iya Kan

The movie is easy to watch, the storyline is easy to follow. It really isn't anything fascinating (at least not to those without a strict Yollywood diet). Following it from the perspective of those who watch strictly Yoruba mov...
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