From all indications, Ednut’s Insta-blogging career has given the former artiste another go at public fame, and also revenue. But omnibuses like Instablog have completely upended how we consume news and content. Aug 6, 2018 Bury your blogs: How Instagram took over the Nigerian blogosphere
Earlier in the week, I responded to a tweet posted by an account that I… Aug 2, 2018 How Cinema-worthy Are Nollywood Movies?
There’s a sense that Club is supposed to be a grand, spectacular entry in Imoren’s oeuvre, made to be fun, smart, and gleefully violent. But it doesn’t feel that way. Implanted in Club is a heist that Pam imperceptibly sets in motion. Jul 31, 2018 Imoh Umoren’s Club Isn’t As Bad As Its Trailer
Can someone tell Linda that Netflix is a different cigar? The media mogul already knows her biggest market for LiTV will be Nigerians in the diaspora, and I congratulate her, and hopes that when we Nigerians over here are “ready,” Jul 30, 2018 Linda Ikeji Is Here To Take Your Data With LiTV
You can’t even be serious as a filmmaker if your leading female protagonist isn’t constantly thinking of marriage. What???? She has to end up with a man because it’s the way things are. Don’t pretend you don’t know this. And don’t try to change or subvert this narrative. Apr 30, 2018 How To Make A Nollywood Film in 2018
Mascara is a story about four women who live as friends in a Lagos-based apartment. I had expected Lagos to be an extra, buoyant character on its own, rippling with familiar charm and chaos. But the establishing shot in the first episode was as dull as wet fish. In fact, I’m of the opinion that the shots of tall buildings and the cityscape were grafted from an unconnected, pre-existing source. Apr 16, 2018 Mascara Is The Boring Chick Flick Drama We Don’t Need
Comparatively, Africa Magic is in chief control of what it decides to broadcast, and, put bluntly, it is partly responsible for Nollywood’s bad image. The streaming era hasn’t forced the movie channel into obsolescence. Apr 3, 2018 How Africa Magic Gave Nollywood A Bad Image
For some, a film might demand a bit more attention on their part if they are historical dramas or period pieces, especially if the reason is purely academic. 2017 had a slate of films retelling history, from Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk to Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit. Mar 20, 2018 Are There Films Best Enjoyed at the Cinemas?
At its core, June is about personal happiness and the things we are willing to sacrifice for it. Adewale had to decide between June and his inheritance, June made attempts to rekindling her past relationship with Chudy, so that she can feel the love she once felt and ultimately get back on the road to marriage. Mar 6, 2018 Marriage, marriage, marriage: Michelle Dele Makes “June” a Bearable Romantic Comedy
Den of Thieves even pits Nick against Ray in a sort of impromptu shooting practice contest, with Ray walking languidly away as the winner. But the film’s uncomfortable moments, like Nick putting Donnie in a choke hold in their post-bar encounter, is a signifier of racial America and its destructive politics. Feb 9, 2018 Den of Thieves Makes Gerard Butler Great Again
During the airing of the sixth episode of Thrones’ bombastic seventh season, which I was yet to see at the time, I stumbled on a spoiler on Twitter that one of Daenerys’ dragons died. Jan 30, 2018 We Need to Talk About How Social Media Is Ruining Films and TV Shows
The reason for this drastic move isn’t funny, though. They are protesting domestic violence against women, the ones who have died from it and the ones whose lives are in current danger. They have had enough and want the state government to intervene. Jan 22, 2018 Wives on Strikes – The Revolution Might Be Funny, But It Seriously Deals with the Social Illness of Domestic Violence
A large chunk of films produced this year hewed closely to comedy, a tried-and-true formula that props humour as the new gold rush, considering how AY Makun keeps making box office-impacting, travel comedy films. By this, we become forgiving of these films and their lapses. Atrocious acting only increases the comedic value. Jan 3, 2018 The Crisis of Bad Nollywood Films
Like the first volume, The Wedding Party’s pre-Christmas release was an effective strategy plugged into the spending impulse that comes with the season, which of course contributed to its huge financial turnover. And with that formula and from all indications, Destination Dubai is set to replicate that cinematic success… Dec 14, 2017 The Untold Appeal of “The Wedding Party” and why The Sequel May Not be as Successful
Watching Cult and the episode on shockingly lethal feminism where a gang of women serially kill men in order to dismantle patriarchy (which I found a little distasteful), I began to see how the show’s depiction of the power imbalance between men and women was a facsimile of real life. Nov 16, 2017 On American Horror Story: Cult, Gender Inequality and Patriarchal Culture in Nigeria
Long before Alade’s pop emergence though, there was Angélique Kidjo, and even Miriam Makeba, whose music was as popular as her activism and whose individuality drew the canonizing Mama Africa identity. And rightfully so. Because of this, there are expectations that Alade’s music should do more than what it’s currently doing Nov 3, 2017 The Problem With Yemi Alade’s Mama Africa Moniker
On the whole, the album is a complex artistic work rendered simply, with a lean, laser-focused production. It’s not completely unheard of to have a debut album at 31. Nov 2, 2017 On This Is Me, Niniola Goes For Balance And Consistency
For a Savage-Niniola collaboration to work, both artistes would have to imbibe small elements of each other’s artistic ethos. The song may heavily lean towards Niniola’s signature afrohouse, brisk and summery with the potential to dominate the dance club circuits. Oct 31, 2017 Why We Want Tiwa Savage And Niniola To Collaborate On A Song
This month, Lagos Fashion and Design Week will make its return, a flagship platform that has incubated, nurtured, and exported Nigerian designers to rest of the world. As before, many designers from Nigeria and the continent will be hosted under its brand and will continue to be that way for a long time. Oct 16, 2017 Is Nigeria’s Fashion Industry Ready For Individual Fashion Shows?
It’s rather sad that, in this post-millennial age, we still harbour the myth that gay culture on TV corrupts children. It’s been cast as an inducer of moral decay – a nasty, terrible leech that feeds off children’s innocence and leaves them as dark, twisted, sentient beings. Sep 13, 2017 Why We Should Let the “Gay Culture on TV Corrupts Children” Myth Die a Horrible Death
