There is this trope in western movies and other media called Women in the Fridge, it refers to a plot that sacrifices women and children left and right to bring about a change in a man’s attitude. This is not a good or bad thing; it is neutral and is [...]
I stumbled on Face of Sorrow whilst looking for a family-type movie. It had all the tell-tale signs of potential success in that genre: a family unit, a village champion villain, and a main protagonist girl to cry on cue. I got most of what I was [...]
There’s just something about these family movies. They have a way of keeping you seated for the length of the movie – when done right – even though you knew at the start of the movie exactly how it was going to end, and for some of them [...]
Nollywood movies can be described as sadness porn, they do all they can to make you weep and add a nice happy ending but only after you have sacrificed salty water upon the altar. With films like this I find it hard to disagree. That’s not necessarily a [...]
Apaye was a pleasant surprise. What did I expect from the movie? Absolutely nothing because I have stopped expecting anything from movies. But even at that, I never would have guessed that I would end up liking it as much as I did. Apaye tells the story [...]
Mad Couple had the appeal of a family movie with the usual list of flaws: overly prolonged scenes, some actors in minor roles that didn’t know how to act, a cyclical redundant storyline, unoriginal plot and themes as well as lasting too long to be [...]
ANGELINA is a three part long six hour movie about everything that “A Cry for Help” was about. It stars Hilda Dokubo doing what Hilda Dokubo always does – crying. It has a villain, it has a sob story, it has a success story and when all [...]
This movie starts off slow but it gains momentum and holds you captive. Funny and interesting with a side of advocacy this is the second education-is-good film that Ini Edo is doing however this is miles better than the other one. Just like “Before [...]
