Film & TV

December 21, 2025

Le Grand Calao, Reviewed: Burkinabe City Women at Rest

Zoé Cauwet’s short film grants relief to women who are not always privileged enough to have it. By Kikachi Memeh.

A Night in 2005, Reviewed: A Brilliant Revenge & Social Thriller

Temidayo Makanjuola’s smartly cast action drama — with Ini Dinma Okojie and Doris Uzoamaka Aniunoh shining — is calibrated to today’s social media climate without ceding artistic integrity to it.

Roses and Ivy, Reviewed: Sisters Asunder

The rotating narration maintains an emotional scaffold in Bidoun Stephen’s drama of childlessness, but the limited series stutters with plot inconsistencies.

A Green Fever, Reviewed: Mystery Man in the House

Taiwo Egunjobi’s direction keeps this thriller open-ended, and his visual style is solid.

With Difficulty Comes Ease, Reviewed: The Hard Life of a Muslim Igbo Widow

Akorede Azeez’s portrait of grief in tough times is grounded by a career-best turn from Doris Uzoamaka Aniunoh.

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Reviewed: Uneven Dues for a Legend

Bolanle Austen-Peters’ biopic of the great activist is almost redeemed by a few scenes and a split in chronology.

House of Ga’a, Reviewed: The Fall of an Oyo Empire Kingmaker

Bolanle Austen-Peters’ meaty biopic and historical epic about Bashorun Ga’a succeeds in keeping audiences perched on the edge of their seats, aided by good production and Femi Branch’s charisma.

Afamefuna: An Nwa Boi Story, Reviewed: A Winning Depiction of the Igbo Apprenticeship System

With the Igbo culture of stakeholder capitalism as backdrop, Kayode Kasum tells a riveting story of friendship and success, powered by Anyanwu Sandra Adaora’s authentic screenplay and a compelling cast with Stan Nze, Alexx Ekubo, and Kanayo O. Kanayo.

Victor Ebubechukwu Orji

August 19, 2024

Breath of Life, Reviewed: Faith, Redemption, & Male Friendship

A story with significant potential, BB Sasore’s AMVCAs-winning film succeeds in positioning the lives of these two men separated by class, religion, and belief systems, even as it fails to probe the depths of their characters.

Iheoma Uzomba