Ali Baylay

Sleepwalker

Sleepwalker  A Devine Touch film. Starring: Genevieve Nnaji, Ramsey Nuoah, Kofi Adjorlolo, Mercy Johnson, Jackie Appiah, Smith Asante. Editor: Uche Ike; Producers: Emeka Igwemba, Kinsley Okereke, Ikechukwu Onyeka; Executive Producers: Emeka Igwemba, Kinsley Okereka, Ikechukwu Onyeka;  Director: Ikechukwu Onyeka; Screenplay: Chisom Juliet Okereke. Run Time: 148mins. Sleepwalker is a vengeance film and by Nollywood standard, this […]

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Before The Rain

Before The Rain  Sky Movies Ltd, Presents Van Vicker (Fabian), Chika Ike (Anita), Desmond Elliot (Raymond), Tonto Dikeh (Mercy). Screenplay, Chidi Chijioke. Director: Ikechukwu Onyeke. Sky Movies Ltd. “They are from decent Christian families aspiring to be university graduates but after admission, they find out that it is not all rosy.“ that’s how the sales pitch at

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Jealous Wars

Jealous Wars A Ken Simon Productions presents, Ini Edo, Mike Ezuruonye, Ngozi Ezeonu, Leo Mezie. Director: Iyke Odife. Editor, Okey Benson; Executive Producer, Kenneth Ogbuike; Producer, Kenneth Ogbuike. (c) 2015 Every once in a while, among the myriads of discreditable movies Nollywood, pushes onto the market, there comes one that pleases the critical eye. Jealous

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Native Son

Native Son Franco Films presents, Ini Edo, Tonto Dikeh, Mike Ezuruonye, Ifeanyi Ikechukwu.Producer, Igboanago Chinedu Nathaniel; Director, Tchidi Chikere; Associate Producer, Tchidi Chikere; Executive Producer, Igboanago Chinedu Nathaniel. Anyone who has ever read Thomas Hardy’s Return of the Native would be reminded of the book at a first glance of the title of this movie, Native

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Strength of Faith Movie

Strength of Faith & Strength to Strength

Strength of Faith…  Strength of Faith: Producer: Sunshine Movies Limited, Director: Ikechukwa Onyeka. Cast: Van Vicker, Uche Jombo, Tonto Dikeh. Strength to Strength: Producer: Solomon Apete, Director: Ugezu J. Ugezu, Prod. MGM: Ifeanyi Udoku, Exec. Prod: Ezenwa Collins Chinedu. Cast: Patience Ozorkwo, Mike Ezuruonye, Mercy Johnson, Tonto Dike. I do not know how these two

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The Untold Truth

The Untold Truth  The Untold Truth explores a family situation we all have either witnessed or have been part of. I witnessed such situation growing up in my hometown: A rich and powerful man in my quarter had an only girl in all-girls dormitory, but she had the habit of stealing anything from her fellow girls:

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One on One

One On One The first love between two adolescents is so powerful and pure. It’s the kind of love without reason, for they’re blind and innocent, virgin to the true intricacies of living a life. It is pure romance. The kind of love which the name of a partner, ‘Vivian’,’ Michael’, evokes magic and charm. With

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Aminata

Aminata  Aminata is a pastoral story of a tyrant Chief, Adikali Momo who can marry any woman or underage girl for his taste in his chiefdom. This time, he wants Kelfala (Mohamed Bobson Kamara), the village drunk’s daughter, Aminata (Aissatou Bah) to be his nineteenth wife. Being a poor husband, Kelfala is easy to consent

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Wicked Intentions

By Ali Baylay The last time I was ridiculed, confused, and puzzled by a literary genre was when I read Wole Soyinka’s Interpreters. I read it twice with no success at understanding the novel, until an O’level class friend of mine recommended Fourah Bay College Edred Jones’ treatise, Interpreters Interpreted. Even at that, I can’t hardly have

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