A quite remarkable premise is shortchanged with subpar execution in Africa Magic’s Split, a series about corporate theft gone wrong.
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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.
Pilot episode of Kemi Adetiba’s over-soundtracked To Kill A Monkey is bloated but saved by Bucci Franklin’s charisma.
Iyanu is a solid international debut for Nigerian animation, but the Cartoon Network show flattens the distinctiveness of Nigerian culture.
Ms. Kanyin is a relatively decent supernatural thriller. But Nollywood’s search for a great Lady Koi-Koi continues.
Taiwo Egunjobi’s The Fire and the Moth shows that a unique vision in Nollywood isn’t a death sentence.
Yemi “Filmboy” Morafa’s anticipated thriller scores high in many departments but falls short in the central one.
Saved by its supporting characters, Maurice Muendo’s Showmax Original wobbles towards a moralising end. Efiko Score: 5.5/10
Landline, the latest time-loop tale from Nollywood, is another exercise in the tradition’s storytelling problem.