The Lost Days: A Promising Premise Derailed by KidnappingNative Filmworks and Michelangelo Productions return with The Lost Days, the latest entry in the First Features project. Directed by Wingonia Ikpi…- Out in the Darkness: A Meditation on Postpartum PainIn Out in the Darkness, debut director Sarah Kwaji sets out to illuminate a dark and often unspoken reality: the mental…
- Did Nollywood Really Kill Its Own Horror Stories?hile interrogating our past is crucial for building a better future, the original piece’s reflection on Nollywood is built on a…
- The Best Nemsia Studios’ Prime Video ReleasesNemsia Studios has emerged as one of the few production houses shaping the tone of Nollywood’s global streaming presence. Its partnership with Prime Video…
- Her Excellency: Sola Sobowale Gives Dominance a New LookHer Excellency proves Sola Sobowale is the queen of powerful monologues, turning them into unforgettable moments on screen.
- Midnight in Shangisha: A Promising Set-up That Spirals Into Forced FarceMidnight in Shangisha, directed by Ben Chiadika and Sola Osofisan, wants to be a slick, suspense-filled action comedy. But while it delivers laughs …
- Is Nollywood Too Grown for Campus Stories Now?In the early 2000s, Nollywood began to feature campus stories. These films quickly became a cultural staple across Nigerian homes and dorm rooms.
- Mending: A Drama That Cuts Deeper Than It CriesIn Mending, director Robert O. Peters trades spectacle for sincerity, crafting a deeply introspective film that sits with pain rather than trying to fix it
- How Nollywood Killed Its Own Horror Stories Over TimeNollywood horror did not fade because we lost interest. It died because we became afraid of what it showed us. And more importantly…
- Too Weird for Nollywood? Unconventional Films That Dared to Be DifferentNollywood is often seen through a familiar lens: romantic drama, family conflict, village settings, a sprinkle of comedy, and a moral at the end.
