By: Arc
There is no need to reiterate what everyone with a downstairs brain can see when they watch this movie. Just how many times can you say, the sky is blue. You know it, I know it, To Kill a Monkey is a masterpiece. So many great things about this entertaining limited series.
I will start with the Monkey Score.
By Arc
20 Coming From Insanity (2019) Akinyemi Sebastian Akinropo
Full Movie Review Here …Coming From Insanity…
By: Arc
I finally got to see Mami Wata in an eight-person-filled cosy lounge at Broadway Cinema in Robin Hood’s village Nottingham. True to its title and mysticism, the movie casts a spell on you. It would be wrong to call this a “movie”, this is not a singular work of art, the Obasis created an exhibition. Prisca (Evelyne Ily, Mon Dieu, I could stare at her all day) is your tour guide as you travel through this magnificent monochromatic museum, exploring emotionally evoking themes with the sound of crashing ocean waves soothing your soul.
Do you remember dissecting The Joys of Motherhood in your Literature in English class (SS1A or B), trying to figure out the layers of meaning behind Buchi Emecheta’s words? This movie is our new literature textbook, we can spend hours decoding it, lifting several meanings, and picking out topics for debate.
By: Arc
Every year, at least one movie comes along to strengthen your faith in the industry. This action thriller made in Nigeria, by Nigerians, for Nigerians is the prophet shouting in the wilderness “Don’t give up on Nollywood, a lot of good can come from Nazareth.”
By: Emmanuel Alonge
A second review of the Yoruba epic (First review)
Note: One MAJOR Spoiler ahead.
Deliciously flamboyant, Jagun Jagun is a cultural spectacle designed to impress with stunning visuals from start to finish. But it might leave you feeling like it didn’t make good on some of its promises.
By: Arc
Warning: do not watch with English audio, you will be sorry and miss out on the beauty of the Yoruba language.
The Yoruba epic cinematic universe is taking shape, Top 5 epic Yoruba movies and where to watch them, and the latest Oduduwa kingdom adventure is action-packed and deserves a 7/10. It features the usual suspects (Toyin Abraham, Asiwaju baby was shunned for bad PR?), and they did their jobs.
If you are looking for an educative cultural showcase littered with wise sayings, great visuals, and enchanting soundtracks, this is the movie for you.
Yollywood is thriving and the Yoruba language, music and culture are being exported (sadly it makes little or no mark on our collapsing currency at forex). Here are 5 Epic Yoruba movies you should see and where to watch them:
By: Cassy
This movie, produced by Laide Daramola and directed by Biodun Stephens, had A-listers like Adedimeji Lateef, Bimbo Ademoye, and Lilian Afegbai in acting roles. The director, Biodun Stephens had directed movies like ‘A Breaded Life’, ‘Sista’, and ‘Introducing the Kujus’, all critically acclaimed movies, so one might enter the cinema to see Hotel Labamba with high hopes.
By Arc
Nollywood has cashed out over and over with productions about rituals and no one has made more money from these stories in the industry than the man of the moment, Kanayo O. Kanayo. No matter the role he plays, a new recruit destined to bring the cult down, recruiter, member or grandmaster, K.O.K delivers. Here are the top 5 ritual movies featuring K.O.K
By: Arc
Contrary to popular opinion K.O.K does not always play the ritualist. He has starred in other “regular movie roles.” Here are the top 5 roles that show he is more than Nna Anyi sacrifice: Continue reading