A Simple Lie grows into a complicated story on the Biodun Stephen–directed, Bisola Aiyeola–starring movie, in which this pair will log one more entry into a formidable partnership that was, in itself, half the attraction of the film. Stretching back to [...]
Passport is the creation of producer Vincent Okonkwo and writer Abosi Ogba and is the latest of movies to transition to streaming after a cinematic run that concluded last year. It tells the story of Oscar (Jim Iyke), a London-based socialite, who is [...]
Battle on Buka Street (BOBS) is a nollywood feel good slap stick comedy about two daughters from a polygamous family: Awele (Mercy Johnson) and Yejide (Funke Akindele). They inherit an intense rivalry from their mothers (Sola Sobowale and Tina Mba) who [...]
In a movie with many disappointing frames, the biggest let down was not to arrive until after the entire film, when the title card comes up at the end and reveals for the first time the movie’s name and creators. It says Dwindle, and the subtext [...]
Selina is the story of a village food stall owner, Bimbo Ademoye, who struggles to pay off her debts and put her younger brother through school. One day, one of her debtors suggests a job as a live-in cook slash cleaner for her “nephew” Reuben [...]
I would really love to know how the idea for this film was conceived. Did you see all the digging in Gold Statue and think, “oh I can do that better”? Or did you see Money Heist and figure that you wanted to re-do it, Naija style. Whatever the [...]
The EbonyLife Films feature, Your Excellency, is quite the collage of scenes and there’s really no other way to put it. It follows the story of Chief Lekan Ajabi (Akin Lewis), a Trump lover and a comical presidential aspirant. In his third attempt [...]
Sugar Rush is that new nollywood formula at its most potent: high tech gadgets plus famous celebrities plus comedy equals blockbuster. At it’s frame, it’s the story of the Sugar sisters, Susie (Adesua Etomi), Sola (Bisola Aiyeola) and Bola [...]
