I had decided I was not going to see Chief Daddy in cinemas. Another box-office focused comedy from EbonyLife? I will wait for it to come to MyFilmHouse, Netflix, or EbonyLife in-house VOD. I would rather spend my money on the other Nollywood movies showing in cinemas this December. So, Read more…
While the year started with the usual comedies that do not challenge or engage the moviegoer, it is ending with a bang.
Kemi Adetiba’s audacious King of Boys is killing it commercially – the movie has grossed 100 million – and is revered among critics. (more…)
What would you do if you really got a call from God?
That’s the question writer and Director BB Sasore wants you to answer after watching the trailer of God Calling. If your supposedly perfect life takes a U-turn, who will you lean on to set it back on course? (more…)
When Kemi Adetiba dropped the trailer for her sophomore feature, King of Boys, she built sky-level expectations. Nollywood trailers are mostly a mess, they do not get you interested in the movie but KOB’s was different. (more…)
In a series of tweet, techprenuer and founder of Anakles Films, Editi Effiong revealed among many other things that the Governor of Bauchi state, Abdullahi Abubakar, will be starring in Tope Oshin’s Up North. (more…)
All four movies executive produced by Mo Abudu are in the top ten highest grossing Nigerian movies of all time. She is business savvy like that. While she is the king (or Queen) of Nollywood Box Office, movies produced by her company, EbonyLife Films, have not been critically acclaimed. To be honest, they have not been great films. With The Royal Hibiscus Hotel, we can finally say Mo Abudu has given us a delightful rom-com.
The makers of The Wedding Party 1 & 2, The Arbitration and the Taxi Driver – Inkblot and FilmOne – present New Money trailer. New Money is a comedy-drama written by Naz Onuzo. (more…)
Banji Lenz Productions presents something refreshing and bold, a Sci-Fi action movie – Sector Zero. For an industry like ours that is heavily focused on comedies and romantic movies, the Sci-Fi genre is highly welcome.
It is a new year we are here to talk about the Nollywood movies of 2018 we cannot wait to see.
2017 was an interesting year for the Nigerian Film Industry. There were breakout stars, social media comedians getting lead roles – Frank Donga in Hakkunde – and minor roles – Wofai Fada in Catch.Er and The Wedding Party. (more…)
The Wedding Party 2 was supposed to have exciting foreplay, long-lasting main event, and a beautiful climax. Instead, it had rushed foreplay, a not-so-main event, and no climax. Let me explain.