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  • Midnight in Shangisha: A Promising Set-up That Spirals Into Forced Farce
    Midnight in Shangisha: A Promising Set-up That Spirals Into Forced Farce
    Midnight 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?
    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.
  • Sin: First Kill Set For Prime Video This July
    Sin: First Kill Set For Prime Video This July
    Sin: First Kill arrives on Amazon Prime Video this July, marking a bold new entry in Nigeria’s cinematic landscape. Scheduled for release on July 24,
  • How Nollywood Killed Its Own Horror Stories Over Time
    How Nollywood Killed Its Own Horror Stories Over Time
    Nollywood horror did not fade because we lost interest. It died because we became afraid of what it showed us. And more importantly…
  • Big Cabal Media Goes Cinematic with Zikoko Life
    Big Cabal Media Goes Cinematic with Zikoko Life
    big Cabal Media has announced the upcoming release of Zikoko Life, a bold new anthology film series that explores love, sex, and autonomy
  • Too Weird for Nollywood? Unconventional Films That Dared to Be Different
    Too Weird for Nollywood? Unconventional Films That Dared to Be Different
    Nollywood is often seen through a familiar lens: romantic drama, family conflict, village settings, a sprinkle of comedy, and a moral at the end.
  • Kayode Kasum’s Alo: Lightly Flawed, But Full of Heart
    Kayode Kasum’s Alo: Lightly Flawed, But Full of Heart
    Kayode Kasum steps into new territory with Alo, his first direct-to-YouTube offering. The short film anthology spotlights everyday Nigerians navigating love…
  • Ms. Kanyin: A Familiar Haunting in a New Uniform
    Ms. Kanyin: A Familiar Haunting in a New Uniform
    When the trailer for Ms. Kanyin dropped, we were intrigued. Visually, it looked great. But our next thought was immediate…
  • The Shadow of Greed: A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Corruption
    The Shadow of Greed: A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Corruption
    The Shadow of Greed is a story that attempts to hold a mirror to how corruption, spiritual belief, and systemic betrayal intertwine in Nigerian…
  • If Nollywood Is Still Remaking Stories, Why Not These Ones?
    If Nollywood Is Still Remaking Stories, Why Not These Ones?
    Nollywood is actively looking back. Sequels and reboots like Living in Bondage: Breaking Free in 2019 and Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story