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Or put another way: Shouldn’t Nollywood take the Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF, more seriously? The short answer to this question of either variation is, yes. In fact, Nollywood and the entire Nigerian film industry should take TIFF, very seriously. And not only TIFF, but any film festival worth its salt, where the right connections […]

Collision Course, a 2022 film directed by Bolanle Austen-Peters, tackles the police interaction with the public which often breaks down into police harassment, corruption, and ultimate brutality.

The above headline simply means I want to talk about what I like about the film Lockdown, what I don’t like and (the miscellaneous) matters arising. And in case you’re wondering why I’m just reviewing a 2021 film, well, Lockdown premiered on Netflix this August (2022). The crux of the Lockdown story is what happens […]

Book: The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot Author: Naomi Wolf Year: 2007 —- Documentary: The End of America Directors: Annie Sundberg & Ricki Stern Year: 2009   When a people lose sight of the significance of a didactic tale, they become a nation of ignoramus! The United States, in my […]

There is a sense of poetic justice in the way and manner of Fela’s death. Yet, it could not have been any less shocking if he had been found guilty and executed for coup plotting or armed robbery. Like an errant toughie, he dared to live at the extremes, proudly blowing smoke and boastful chants […]