by David Osairemen The title This Lady Called Life bares a metaphor that drives the idea of the film. The idea of a lady who shares meaning with life. The film opens with a lady, Aiyetide, pricked by life’s painful…
Awon Boyz: The Voices of the Street.
For many of us, we grew up seeing area boys on the streets and bus stops as we went to school, church, mosque, market or on long trips for visitations. We dreaded these guys because of their notoriety and because…
The Accidental Actress that won’t stop fighting.
by David Osairemen Blighted by tragedy with the death of her father, introduced to the glitz and glamour of fandom, plunged into the throes of depression and its associated issues, the story of this Nollywood fast-rising actress punctuates the irony…
Eyimofe: Romanticizing the Idea of Tragedy
by Oluwa Damilare Eyimofe (This is My Desire) 2021 is a film that captures, asymmetrically, the three stages of life, death and the in-between. These stages are experienced in two chapters by three different characters in one world – Lagos,…
COMING 2 AMERICA IS A REMARKABLE REPRESENTATION OF THE AFRICAN CULTURE
by Olalekan Ojumu Eddie Murphy’s Coming 2 America is a cultural marvel. Although the movie has received mixed reviews from mainstream media and the global audience, a constant conversation on the lips of people is the gorgeousness of the celebration…