Tough Love was a tough sell! It’s a movie you want to like because it has all the right elements but together, just like Okro soup cooked with cinnamon, it just doesn’t sit well. Tough Love is the story of a rebellious American trained son, [...]
Do you remember watching that 2009 Beyonce Knowles and Idris Elba starrer called Obsessed? Or at the least do you remember listening in awe to the lyrics of Mariah Carey’s 2009 song Obsessed“? With those works, you really get the feeling of [...]
You can probably fault Biodun Stephen movies for a few thingss but it is yet to be for the storytelling. This movie had me feeling all shades of emotions. It took me from an unsuspecting “oh who is this?” to an iffy “Hmm… [...]
It is not a crime to make movie watchers think. Too many movies these days – Bollywood, Nollywood, Hollywood, Action, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance, etc. – all seem to subscribe to this ‘leave your brain behind’ genre of film. [...]
One thing “what makes you tick” does right is to set it in a time period where it is a bit more believable. It would be believable if it happened today because it does happen today. But it is even more believable that it happened in the 90s, [...]
