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Icon of American Cinema, Frank Capra, once said, “There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness.” To a large extent, I agree with him. Even with experimental arthouse films, there has to be some…

The theme of Clippers is spelled out clearly in this line from one of the characters, Oge, “Family, no be only who your mama born.” The movie paints a picture of two young people, Jummy and Utavie, who for one…

Netflix’s latest Nigerian film directed by Bolanle Austen-Peters from a screenplay penned by Shola Dada is riddled with problems. Thanks to a scattershot plot that seems pulled out of a hat at random, the movie is incapable of portraying its…

Just as I came out from the screening room where I just watched Femi Adebayo’s King of Thieves: Agesinkole, I opened my Twitter and the very first tweet I saw on my timeline was from Niyi Akinmolayan, gushing about how…

No words are spoken in Smile. Not a single line of dialogue is uttered. Yet the film packs a mighty punch, enough to knock the wind out of any audience. Long stares, eerie soundscapes and breathtaking visuals are its currency.…