Category Listicles

Listicles, Reviews

My Best Nigerian Short Films Streaming on YouTube. #1

By the time you finish reading this piece, you might disagree with it. As humans with distinct cinematic tastes and cravings, disagreement over preference is constant. Listicles, of this nature, are conduits of personal obsession. As such, it falls prey…

Seyi Lasisi
September 5, 2023

Listicles

The Best Performances of 2022

I’ve been encumbered with the brutal task of trying to summarize the year for Nollywood in a couple of words. I could simply call it good or bad, slap on a block of decent prose to back my stance, and…

Film Rats Club
December 30, 2022
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Listicles

6 Gems from the Cinema of Iran

At the time of writing this article, Iran has been in the throes of unrest for about five weeks. On the 16th of September, a 22-year old Kurdish woman named Mahsa Amini died in the custody of the morality police who assaulted her for refusing to wear her hijab properly.

Joseph Osamudiemen
November 4, 2022

Listicles

5 Things Nollywood Can Learn from Jordan Peele’s Nope (2022)

Jordan Peele has had a good five years. In 2017, the director released his first film Get Out, to waves of acclaim from critics and audiences alike. Most filmmakers can only dream of having an outing as profitable as the…

Joseph Osamudiemen
September 19, 2022
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Listicles

5 Nollywood ‘Yoruba’ Movies You will enjoy If You’ve Seen The Adebayo’s ‘King of Thieves: Agesinkole’

Femi Adebayo’s 'King of Thieves: Ageshinkole' has indeed captured the hearts of many cinema-goers. So much so that not only is it one of the highest-grossing cinema outings of all time but also is the first Nigerian mainstream movie to have been exclusively shot in an indigenous language - a feat that projects a bright future for Nollywood titles shot in indigenous languages.

Film Rats
September 16, 2022
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