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Casting director Olasunkanmi Adebayo (Suki) discusses his role on the set of Sundance-premiering feature “Lady”.

Africa Magic’s Split (Pilot) Review: Brilliant Premise, Hasty Execution

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

Fela & The Kalakuta Queens Review: Weak Writing Masked by Sex, Song, and Wonderful Stagecraft

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

5 Times Funke Akindele Has Beaten Hollywood at the Nigerian Box Office

by FE Team

Oversabi Aunty Review: Toyin Abraham Has Made The Best Film Of Her Career

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

Oscars 2026 Race: Nigeria’s “My Father Shadow” Is Out; Tunisia’s “The Voice Of Hind Rajab” Stays In

by FE Team

Tunisia’s The Voice of Hind Rajab will be the sole African flagbearer at the 2026 Oscars.

Wizkid: Long Live Lagos Review: Boring Popstar Is Weakest Part Of Sleek HBO Documentary

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

The high production values of HBO’s Wizkid: Long Live Lagos documentary can’t save a popstar with nothing to say.

“My Father’s Shadow” Is Going To South Korea’s Busan Film Festival

by FE Team

Asia’s biggest film festival is screening Nigeria’s history-making Cannes feature.

News

Olasunkanmi Adebayo Talks Casting Challenges On “Lady”, Nigeria’s Sundance 2026 Project

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

Casting director Olasunkanmi Adebayo (Suki) discusses his role on the set of Sundance-premiering feature “Lady”.

Africa Magic’s Split (Pilot) Review: Brilliant Premise, Hasty Execution

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

Fela & The Kalakuta Queens Review: Weak Writing Masked by Sex, Song, and Wonderful Stagecraft

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

5 Times Funke Akindele Has Beaten Hollywood at the Nigerian Box Office

by FE Team

Oversabi Aunty Review: Toyin Abraham Has Made The Best Film Of Her Career

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

Oscars 2026 Race: Nigeria’s “My Father Shadow” Is Out; Tunisia’s “The Voice Of Hind Rajab” Stays In

by FE Team

Tunisia’s The Voice of Hind Rajab will be the sole African flagbearer at the 2026 Oscars.

Wizkid: Long Live Lagos Review: Boring Popstar Is Weakest Part Of Sleek HBO Documentary

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

The high production values of HBO’s Wizkid: Long Live Lagos documentary can’t save a popstar with nothing to say.

“My Father’s Shadow” Is Going To South Korea’s Busan Film Festival

by FE Team

Asia’s biggest film festival is screening Nigeria’s history-making Cannes feature.

Oscars 2026 Race: Nigeria’s “My Father Shadow” Is Out; Tunisia’s “The Voice Of Hind Rajab” Stays In

by FE Team

Tunisia’s The Voice of Hind Rajab will be the sole African flagbearer at the 2026 Oscars.

Wizkid: Long Live Lagos Review: Boring Popstar Is Weakest Part Of Sleek HBO Documentary

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

The high production values of HBO’s Wizkid: Long Live Lagos documentary can’t save a popstar with nothing to say.

“My Father’s Shadow” Is Going To South Korea’s Busan Film Festival

by FE Team

Asia’s biggest film festival is screening Nigeria’s history-making Cannes feature.

News

Olasunkanmi Adebayo Talks Casting Challenges On “Lady”, Nigeria’s Sundance 2026 Project

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

Casting director Olasunkanmi Adebayo (Suki) discusses his role on the set of Sundance-premiering feature “Lady”.

Africa Magic’s Split (Pilot) Review: Brilliant Premise, Hasty Execution

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

Fela & The Kalakuta Queens Review: Weak Writing Masked by Sex, Song, and Wonderful Stagecraft

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

5 Times Funke Akindele Has Beaten Hollywood at the Nigerian Box Office

by FE Team

Oversabi Aunty Review: Toyin Abraham Has Made The Best Film Of Her Career

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

Oscars 2026 Race: Nigeria’s “My Father Shadow” Is Out; Tunisia’s “The Voice Of Hind Rajab” Stays In

by FE Team

Tunisia’s The Voice of Hind Rajab will be the sole African flagbearer at the 2026 Oscars.

Wizkid: Long Live Lagos Review: Boring Popstar Is Weakest Part Of Sleek HBO Documentary

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

The high production values of HBO’s Wizkid: Long Live Lagos documentary can’t save a popstar with nothing to say.

“My Father’s Shadow” Is Going To South Korea’s Busan Film Festival

by FE Team

Asia’s biggest film festival is screening Nigeria’s history-making Cannes feature.

Oscars 2026 Race: Nigeria’s “My Father Shadow” Is Out; Tunisia’s “The Voice Of Hind Rajab” Stays In

by FE Team

Tunisia’s The Voice of Hind Rajab will be the sole African flagbearer at the 2026 Oscars.

Wizkid: Long Live Lagos Review: Boring Popstar Is Weakest Part Of Sleek HBO Documentary

by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

The high production values of HBO’s Wizkid: Long Live Lagos documentary can’t save a popstar with nothing to say.

“My Father’s Shadow” Is Going To South Korea’s Busan Film Festival

by FE Team

Asia’s biggest film festival is screening Nigeria’s history-making Cannes feature.

Columns

Dear Film Producers And Investors, African Cinema Does Not Need Squid Game

Award-winning Rwandan director Mutiganda Wa Nkunda urges African cinema financiers …

The Night Nollywood’s First Generation Celebrated Francis Onwochei

At a recent party in Lagos, Nollywood’s pioneering generation gathered …

Dele Doherty’s “Landline” And The Stupidity Of Nollywood’s High-Concept Movies

Landline, the latest time-loop tale from Nollywood, is another exercise in the tradition’s storytelling problem.

2025 AMVCA Nominations: 13 Hits And Misses

The 2025 AMVCA nominations had nominees to cheer for, some to wonder about, and one …

Mutiganda Wa Nkunda: What Rwanda’s Growing Film Industry Needs

Rwandan director writes about his country’s growing film industry and what it needs to get …

Ana Camila Esteves: FESPACO Needs To Live Up To Its Name

First and foremost: FESPACO cannot remain an exclusively French-speaking festival. It simply cannot be that …

African Film Festivals Need Better Selections And Other Lessons From Cannes

Ahead of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Oris Aigbokhaevbolo offers a few lessons for African …

The Success of Love In Every Word As A Nollywood Allegory

What “Love In Every Word”, produced by Omoni Oboli and starring Uzor Arukwe and BamBam, …

Columns

Dear Film Producers And Investors, African Cinema Does Not Need Squid Game

Award-winning Rwandan director Mutiganda Wa Nkunda urges African cinema financiers to reconsider chasing trends.

The Night Nollywood’s First Generation Celebrated Francis Onwochei

At a recent party in Lagos, Nollywood’s pioneering generation gathered to celebrate the birthday and published memoirs of one of their own.

Dele Doherty’s “Landline” And The Stupidity Of Nollywood’s High-Concept Movies

Landline, the latest time-loop tale from Nollywood, is another exercise in the tradition’s storytelling problem.

2025 AMVCA Nominations: 13 Hits And Misses

The 2025 AMVCA nominations had nominees to cheer for, some to wonder about, and one to leave you torn between cheer and despair.

Mutiganda Wa Nkunda: What Rwanda’s Growing Film Industry Needs

Rwandan director writes about his country’s growing film industry and what it needs to get even better.

Ana Camila Esteves: FESPACO Needs To Live Up To Its Name

First and foremost: FESPACO cannot remain an exclusively French-speaking festival. It simply cannot be that in 2025 and in the future.

African Film Festivals Need Better Selections And Other Lessons From Cannes

Ahead of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Oris Aigbokhaevbolo offers a few lessons for African cinema based on observations from the last edition.

The Success of Love In Every Word As A Nollywood Allegory

What “Love In Every Word”, produced by Omoni Oboli and starring Uzor Arukwe and BamBam, says about success in Nollywood

Reviews

Africa Magic’s Split (Pilot) Review: Brilliant Premise, Hasty Execution

A quite remarkable premise is shortchanged with subpar execution in Africa Magic’s Split, a series …

Fela & The Kalakuta Queens Review: Weak Writing Masked by Sex, Song, and Wonderful Stagecraft

Although plagued with a problem seen in her movies, Bolanle Austen-Peters’ “Fela and the Kalakuta …

Oversabi Aunty Review: Toyin Abraham Has Made The Best Film Of Her Career

Telling a coherent story is a low bar Toyin Abraham has finally managed to clear …

Wizkid: Long Live Lagos Review: Boring Popstar Is Weakest Part Of Sleek HBO Documentary

The high production values of HBO’s Wizkid: Long Live Lagos documentary can’t save a popstar …

Locarno 2025 review: With “Nome”, Sana Na N’Hada Crafts A Fine Guinea Bissau Epic

In Nome, Sana Na N’Hada’s life and times of his eponymous hero is carried along …

Locarno 2025 Review: Mali’s Le Rêve de Dieu Succumbs To Amateurishness

Le Rêve de Dieu is hampered by clumsiness across acting, dialogue, and plotting.

Ancestral Visions Of the Future Review: An African Master Goes Major On Minor Work

Ancestral Visions of the Future marries prose to poetic visuals in frustrating and interesting ways.

“Iyanu” Review: Why So Little Cultural Impact For Cartoon Network Animation?

Iyanu is a solid international debut for Nigerian animation, but the Cartoon Network show flattens …

Reviews

Africa Magic’s Split (Pilot) Review: Brilliant Premise, Hasty Execution

A quite remarkable premise is shortchanged with subpar execution in Africa Magic’s Split, a series about corporate theft gone wrong.

Fela & The Kalakuta Queens Review: Weak Writing Masked by Sex, Song, and Wonderful Stagecraft

Although plagued with a problem seen in her movies, Bolanle Austen-Peters’ “Fela and the Kalakuta Queens” is saved by spectacle.

Oversabi Aunty Review: Toyin Abraham Has Made The Best Film Of Her Career

Telling a coherent story is a low bar Toyin Abraham has finally managed to clear with Oversabi Aunty.

Wizkid: Long Live Lagos Review: Boring Popstar Is Weakest Part Of Sleek HBO Documentary

The high production values of HBO’s Wizkid: Long Live Lagos documentary can’t save a popstar with nothing to say.

Locarno 2025 review: With “Nome”, Sana Na N’Hada Crafts A Fine Guinea Bissau Epic

In Nome, Sana Na N’Hada’s life and times of his eponymous hero is carried along by the magnificent performance of Marcelino Antonio Ingira.

Locarno 2025 Review: Mali’s Le Rêve de Dieu Succumbs To Amateurishness

Le Rêve de Dieu is hampered by clumsiness across acting, dialogue, and plotting.

Ancestral Visions Of the Future Review: An African Master Goes Major On Minor Work

Ancestral Visions of the Future marries prose to poetic visuals in frustrating and interesting ways.

“Iyanu” Review: Why So Little Cultural Impact For Cartoon Network Animation?

Iyanu is a solid international debut for Nigerian animation, but the Cartoon Network show flattens the distinctiveness of Nigerian culture.

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