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Tango With Me

Leave a Comment / General, Reviews / By Ali Baylay

Brickwall Communications Ltd, Jungle Filmworks Inc. presents Genevieve Nnaji (Lola), Benjamin Joseph (Uzo), Bimbo Manuels (Counselor), Bimbo Akintola (Sandra), Tina Mba (Mrs. Jibike Bankole-Smith), Joke Silva (Lola’s Mother). Producer/Director, Mahmood Ali-Balogun; Screenplay, Femi Kayode; Director of Photography, Keith Holland. © 2011 ‘Trying times’ in marriage can be a formidable bridge to cross. A couple lying side by side with each other in bed. Both mute, looking and counting the quiet rotation of the ceiling fan. They are both disconsolate and […]

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A Way Back Home

Leave a Comment / General, Reviews / By Ali Baylay

Neighborhood Films presents Alex Ekubo (Tim Robert), Ik Ogbonna (George), Bimbo Manuels (Dr. Karen), Haille Sunney (Reno), Loveth Muna (Jojo). Producers, B. T. Thomas, Elung Brenda; Associate Producer, John Fashanu; Exec. Producer, Cynthia N. Ossai; Written/Director, B.T. Thomas. © 2018 I spent almost an hour looking at the gray screen in front of me after the last credit rolled on A Way Back Home. I did not know what narrative category I should grant this film. It has a

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A Man For The Weekend

Leave a Comment / General, Reviews / By Ali Baylay

Bluerain Entertainment presents Alexx Ekubo (Bryan Mba), Syndy Emade (Candy), Solange Ojong (Christelle), Miss Li (Mrs.Ayuk), Screenplay Karl Safindah; Director of Photography, Renne Etta; Executive Producers, Kume Floribert, Syndy Emade; Producer, Syndy Emade, Karl Safindah; Director, Achille Brice. © 2017 I had finished reviewing Kambili, and I went back on Netflix to search for my next adventure. There, I saw Alexx Ekubo in the trailer, and I held my breath, scrolled back, boom! My boy, Alexx, for real, featuring in

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Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards

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FilmOne Entertainment, Empire Entertainment present Nancy Isime (Kambili Maduka), Mawuli Gavor (John), Jide Kene Achufusi (Chidi), Uzor Arukwe (Bankole), Sharon Ooja (Linda), Elvina Ibru (Cynthia), Venita Akpofure (Biodun), Toyin Abraham (Jessica). Executive Producers, Moses Babatope, Kene Okwuosa, Craig Shurn, Kefei Wang, Debbie McCrum; Producer, Mimi Bartels, Kayode Kasum; Co-producer Ozioma Ogbaji; Asso-producer Matilda Ogunleye; Director Kayode Kasum; Screenplay Ozioma Ogbaji. © 2020 Prologue: Kambili Maduka (Nancy Isimi), a twenty-nine-year-old habitual tardy and latecomer to work, is suspended for two weeks

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Gold Statue

Leave a Comment / General, Reviews / By Ali Baylay

A Tade Ogidan Film, A Grand Media Projects Production presents Kunle Remi (Chika), Gabriel Afolayan (Wale), Richard Mofi-Damjo (Mr. Esho), Sola Sobowale (Mrs. Grace Esho), Tina Mba (Magistrate), Nobert Young (Anta), Rycardo Agbor (Capon), Ali Baba (Mr. Manuel), Cinematography, Jonathan Gbemuotor; Executive Producers, Adeyeloye Lipede; Lyanju Lipede, Richard Mofi-Damijo; Producer and Screenwriter, Tode Ogidan; Associate Producer, Richard Mofi-Damijo, Sola Sobowale, Teju Babyface, Francis Orwochei, Victoria Odiomba, Kunle Afolayan, Judith Ogodu. Executive Producer, Yanju Lipede, Adeyeloye, Lipede, Richard Mofi-Demajo, Moses Babatope.

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One Lagos Night

Leave a Comment / General / By Ali Baylay

Bukana Entertainment, World Entertainment, Riverside Production presents Frank Donga (Tayo), Ikponmawosa Gold (Ehiz), Genoveva Umeh (Anita), Emiola Badmus (Uloma), Diran Aderinto (Viper) Chris Okagbue (Poison), AniI Iyoho (Killer), Ali Nuhu (Radiant), Lynda Ada Dozie (Bisoye). Writer Chigozirm Nwanegbo; Director, Ekene Som Mekwunye; Director of Photography, Mohamed Atta Ahmed. © 2021 If you ever heard the adage, ‘life imitates art,’ here we must turn that adage on its head, ‘art imitates life.’ One Lagos Night explores the day-to-day reality of how the

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African Movie Star group photo featuring cast members promoting their latest film.

Dear Affy

Leave a Comment / General / By Ali Baylay

007 Global Production in Association with Alumedia Studio, Fikalo Production, Track and Dolly, MAD Production presents, Kehinde Bankole (Affy), Eyinna Nwigwe (Mike), Williams Uchemba (Obiora), Jide Kosoko (MD), Bimbo Ademoye (Tochi), Bimbo Akintola (Anna Duke), Toyin Abraham (Teni The Blogger), Timini Egbuson (Akin), Bianca Ugowanna (Jemila), Ali Nuhu (Khalid), Uzee Usman (Abubakar). Director of Photography, Idowu Adedapo; Producers Jamiu Shoyode, Wale Muraina; Exec. Producers Samuel ‘Bigsam’ Olatunji, Dixon Edward, Tola Elatuyi. Director Samuel ‘Bigsam’ Olatunji. © 2020 Affy (Kehinde Bankole)

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Sitting In Limbo

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BBC Production, Left Bank Pictures present Pippa Bennett-Warner (Eileen), Andrew Dennis (Barrington), Nadine Marshall (Janet), CJ Beckford (Gary), Patrick Robinson (Anthony), Jay Simpson (Trevor), Taija Bryan (Jada), Florisa Kamara (Ashley). Screenplay, Stephen Thompson; Co-Producer, Fiona Lampten; Executive Producer For BBC, Mona Quareshi; Exec. Producers, Lila V. Rawlings, Andy Harris; Director of Photography, Rina Yang. © 2020 Maybe it’s me, fair enough I could say. I am not alone in knowledge of what am about to say, though. I remember pretty

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Seven

Leave a Comment / General / By Ali Baylay

Film One, Remote Productions, presents Efa Iwara (Kolade), Richard Mofe-Damijo (Ejiro), Bimbo Manuel (Mr. Tayo), Daddy Showkey (Croaker), Patrick Diabuah (Bassey), Uche Nwaefuna (Efe), Eriakha Edgar (Tega), Tomi Odunsi (Wando) Koffi Tha Guru (Tosin), Sadiq Daba, Gregory Ojefua (Samir). Written/Directed Toshin Igho; Producers, Don Amope, Bryan Dike; Executive producers, Toshin Igho, Olubianga Obadina, Chioma Ude, Ash Hamman; Director of Photography, Toshin Igho. (C) 2019 “Death is for the living and not for the dead so much.” Gates of Heaven

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My Wife & I

Leave a Comment / General / By Ali Baylay

Inkblot and Film One production A Bunmi Ajaikaiye Film present Ramsey Nouah (Toyosi Akinyele), Omoni Oboli (Ebere Akinyele), Dorcas Shola Fapson (Jumoke Fashanu), Jemima Osunde (Ireti Akinyele), Syrl Law (PastorTheophilus), Sambasa Nzerebe (Emeka Okadigbo), Nnandozie Onyiriuka (Okey). Director, Bunmi Ajakaiye; Director of Photography, Olawale Adebayo, Richard Mabaku; Screenplay, Chinaza Onuzo; Producer, Chinaza Onuzo; co-producers, Babangida Abdulai, Isioma Osaje; Assoc. Producers, Joy Naadi; Exec. Producers, Moses Babatope, Kene Mkparu, Kene Okwuosa; (C) 2017. Did the producers of this film have a drone over my home spying on My wife and I? How could they be so true to the life of My Wife and I? It is

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