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Black Rose

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Oracle Films Production presents Blossom Chukwujekwu (Desmond), Ebeke Okaro (Mama Nonso), Lilian Echelon (Rose), Betty Belor (Ugo), JKA Swanky (Nelo), Chibueke Oku (Nonso), Issac Momoh (Obinna). Director/Director of Photography, Okechukwu Oku; Executive Producer, Queendalyn Oku; Story/Screenplay, Beth Rogers. ©2018 Once in a while, reviewers trade places with viewers. The viewers can see through the lens of the producers. They cry with them and rejoice with them. Give them a pat on their backs for a work well done. But the […]

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Seven and A Half Dates

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Broadway tv Production presents Mercy Johson (Bisola Gomez), Jim Iyke (Jason Lawal), Toyin Ibraham (Abiodun), Sola Sobowale (Mrs. Gomez), Akin Lewis (Mr. Gomez), Ali Nuhu (Usman), Ken Ericks (Kinsley). Executive Producer, Samuel Olatunji; Produced by Toyin Abraham; Screenplay by Joy Isi Bewaji; Director, Biodun Stephen; Director of Photography, Dickson Godwin, Emmanuel Igbekele. © 2018 Yes, it’s true; art imitates life. By the three Nollywood movies I have reviewed, Isoken, When Love Happens, and now Seven and A Half Dates, I

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Message From the King

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Netflix present Chadwick Boseman (Jacob King), Luke Evans (Wentworth), Alfred Molina (Preston), Teresa Palmer (Kelly), Arthur Darbinyan (Ducmajan), Lucan Melkonian (Zico), Diago Josef (Armand), Natalie Martinez (Trish), Chris Mulky (Leary), Jenno Roberts (Rice), Ava Kolker (Rice), Amin El Gamal (Martine). Director, Fabrice Du Welz; Screenplay by Stephen Cornwell/ Oliver Butcher; Producers, Stephen Cornwell/David Lancaster/ Simon Cornwell; Executive Producers, Xavier Merchand/Benedict Carver/Alexei Boltho/Rhodri Thomas. © 2016 This is a romantic tale of the chivalry of a man, Jacob King (Chadwick Boseman).

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Nigerian Prince

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AT&T Productions present Antonio Bell (Eze), Chinaza Uche (Pius), Tina Mba (Grace), Bimbo Manuel (Smart), Toyin Oshinaika (Baba), Craig Scott (Wallace), Ebbe Bassey (Mercy), Crystabel Goddy (Bimbo), Omar Maskati (Raju). Screenplay by Faraday Okoro/Andrew Long; Executive Producers, Spike Lee/Sam Pollard; Co-Producer, Andrew Long; Director of Photography, Sheldon Chau. © 2018 Nigerian Prince is in the same territory as the Hollywood blockbusters, Catch Me if You Can (2002) and American Hustle (2013). The three movies present wunderkind con artists never seen

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Diamonds in the Sky

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Leah Foundations presents Femi Adebayo (Kayode), Teniola (Omowunmi Dada), Ishat Dalhatu (Joke Silva), Ali Nuhu (Faisal Dalhatu), Bolaji Oba (Ibrahim Dalhatu), Yamisi Gborbarun (Toyin Abrahim), Halima (Yvonne Jegede Tawo), Bimbo Akintola (Labaki Aliyu), Magaji Mijinyawa (Uncle Idi), Kayode Alaiya (Akanabi Aliyu), Salewa (Adeola Olayinipekum). Director, Kunle Afolayan; Director of Photography, Tokar McBabor; Script Supervisor, Gbenga Ojerinde; Producer, Femi Adebayo. © 2020 Diamonds in the Sky is really about three diamonds in Nigerian society. In a microcosmic way, three women represent

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The Island

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Archivas Entertainment presents Sambasa Nyeribe (Hamza), Segun Arinze (Major Gata), Tokumba Idowu (Sandra), Femi Adebayo (Kola), Bahlofin Sukanmi (Bishop), Smart Conrad (Douglas), Doe Junior (Morgan), Amaka Ojeih (Nicole), Anita Osikhena Oskikweme. Screenplay by Smart Conrad; Producer, Daniel Cole Chiori; Executive Producer, Achieves Entertainment; Director/Director of Photography; Toka McBaror. © 2018 Colonel Troutman (Richard Crenna) removes John Rambo from prison and offers him a deal to travel to Vietnam to free American prisoners of war. In return, they’ll expunge his criminal

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The Life Ahead

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Polamar, Netflix in Association with Artemis Rising Foundation presents Sophia Loren (Madam Rosa), Ibrahima Gueye (Momo), Renato Carpentiere (Dr. Coen), Losif Diago Pirvu (Losif), Abril Zamora (Lola), Babak Karimi (Hamil), Simone Sirico (Babu). Director, Edoardo Ponti; Screenplay by Romain Gary: Collaborating Writer, Fabio Natalie; Cinematographer, Angus Hudson; Producer, Carlo Degli Espositi, Regina K. Scully, Nicola Serra; Executive Producer, Geralyn White Dreyfous. © 2020 I would like to mention these specifics about this film before going further: the director is directing

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40 Sticks

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Bingi Media & Film Studios present Cajetan Boy (Reverend), Arabron Nyyeneque (Amigo), Robert Agengo (Pablo), Mwaura Bilal (Biggie), Andrew Kamau (Mustafa), Shiviske Shivisi (Dakari/ Leah), Ywayais Xavier (Majuju). Director, Victor Gatonye; Director of Photography, Enos Olik; Executive Producers, Cutha Gathere, Moira D. Petricore, Ken O. Sara, Anthony Macharia, Kevin Muley; Producers, Sarah Hassan, Fakii Liwali, Betty M. Mutua; Screenplay by Voline Ogutu. © 2020 “Redix “Malorum est cupiditas” This story is about greed, and I must start with the

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Redemption

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Mahla Films & Chika Lann Films Production present Gil Alexandre (Bruno), Arlete Bombe (Mia), Rashid Abdul (Boss), Laquino Fonseca (Tony), Tomas Bie (Americo), Candido Quembo (Paito), George Amade (Paito Boss). Antonio Forjaz/ Dario Fonseca Producers; Nurodine Dauda, Director; Director of Photography, Pipas Forjaz; Script by Brian Tilley. © 2018 Redemption is not a movie out of this world. It is the same run of the mill Nollywood-Ghallywood crime film. Yet I have to review it because we can’t concentrate on

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The Millions

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Chika Lann Film Production present Ramsey Nouah (Bem), Blossom Chukwujekwu (Jerome), Ayo Makun (Wole Baba), Nancy Isimi (Ivy), Chika Lann (Amaka), Ali Nuhu (Sheik), Toyin Abraham (Adenike). Producer, Chika Lann; Cinematography, Toka Mcbaror/ Elijah Umanu; Written by Tunde Apalowo; Director, Toka McBaror. © 2019 If Nollywood named one of its productions, The Millions, just straightforward millions with an article attached for a motion picture title, who do you think would play the lead? You take the word right out my

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