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Mafians

Leave a Comment / Reviews / By Ali Baylay

Magic Movies Productions Presents, Jerry Amilo (Bawayne), Gentle Jack (Okwesilieze), Sam Loco (Baba K), Mitchelle Ogor (Peggy), Abrahim Nwodo (Benson), Ugezu J. Ugezu (Gemande). Screenplay, Ugezu J. Ugezu; Producer, Chioke Nneji; Director, McCollins Chidebe. (2006) The title Mafians throws a chill up my spine. I watched the Godfather movie and saw firsthand how the mafia operates. They can be merciless in pursuing both money and power; the entire system is owned by them, including police officers, bank officers, and […]

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Pleasure And Crime

Leave a Comment / General, Reviews / By Ali Baylay

Rich Rock Production Ltd presents Tonto Dikeh (Gloria); Ini Edo (Caliste); Yul Edochie (Johnson); Annie MacCauley (Steph); Ikechukwu Siryuneh (Detective Kalu) Screenplay by Amaechi Ossai, Director, Nonso Emekaekwue. ( C 2010) THE NOTORIOUS ESTATE HOUSEWIVES’ GIGOLO CONFESSES TO RAPE, MULTIPLE MURDERS AND KIDNAPPING!…reads a newspaper headline. Johnson (Yul Edochie) called so in the estates, but J-Boy by his gang of thieves is caught at a late night city roadblock by Detective Kalu (Ikechukwu Siryuneh) with a dead girlfriend, Steph

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Who Loves Me?

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Venus Films Production Presents, Majid Michel (David), Jackie Appiah (Chantel), Artus Frank ( Rick.) Kalsum Sinare (Akosua). Screenplay (Phil Efe Bernard; Story, Producer, Abdul Sallam Mumuni; Director, Frank Rajah Arase. Director of Photography, Adam Umar. (C2009) How come Majid Michel knows so much how to play psychopathic roles in films? Indeed one needs to write an essay on African cinema entitled, ‘Majid the Psychopath.’ He plays his characters with so much abandon; you think it is his daily life.

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Walk In The Dark

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A Trust In God Movies Presents Van Vicker (Joel), Browny Johnson (George), Ngozi Ezeonu (Edna), Pete Edoche (Sir Joe), Mercy Johnson (Ada). Director of Photography, Francis Ekure; Story/Screenplay, Ikenna Emma Aniekwe; Co-editors, Chinedu Mbara/Ugochukwu Elekwachi; Editor, Austin Faani Ikechukwu; Producer, Charles Offor; Director, Ikemma Emma Aniekwe. (c) 2010) Walk In The Dark is about a mule-headed girl, Ada (Mercy Johnson) who brings shame to her fiancee George (Browny Johnson) and embarrassment to her father, Sir Joe (Pete Edoche) and mother

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Keeping My Man

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Nwabugwu Okoroafor/ Silas Obasi production presents Genevieve Nnaji (Vannessa), Sam Dede (Ken), Enebeli Elebuwa (Chief Osaze), Charles Okocha (Jeff), Georgina Onuoha (Evelyn), Ify Arinze (Jessica), Emma Odili (Lex). Story/Executive Producer, Silas Obasi; Screenplay, Emem Isong; Director of Photography, Emmanuel Olabode; Editor, Akande Musbau; Producer, Cajetan Ugwuegbu; Director, Obi Callys Obinali (dgn). (2017) Keeping My Man is a dependent clause, like a half-baked rhythm and blues, note that strikes a memory cord in your heart. The title itself is not discordant, but if it

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Kiss Me

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A Protocol Multimedia Presentation, presents, James Gardener (Drake), Ziggy Netterson (Nana Kesse) Nadia Buari (Bridget), Fred Amuchi ( Paakow), Kinsley Yemoah (Attakora), Dexter Anawana (Chief Eze), Akylia Liverpool (Mimi), Veronica Rockson (Regina). Screenplay/Producer Pappa Deric; Editor, Wale Akingbowa; Director Phil Effi Bernard; Director of Photography, Frederick Ofosu Appianing. (C. 2015) Kiss Me is a title that tickles memory and brings whole lots of nostalgia. It was this sixteen years old boy come home to the village on his first term break

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A Trip to Abuja

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A Trip To Abuja A Louis Merchandise Ltd. Presents, Genevieve Nnaji (sharon), Enebeli Elebuwa (senator Agodi), Oby Edozie (paula), Nneka Onyekwuluje (lady B), Rich Azu (Alhaji dan Kebbi), Tony Omole (reuben ofili), Prince Val Nwigwe (collins), Emeka Okoro (ralph), Akim Rahman (boss), Austin Mbanifo (Colonel Onega). Screenplay/Director, Adim Williams; D.O.P, Ngozi Nkebakwu; Editor, Iyke Okafor Nwoko; Executive Producer/Producer, Louis Isikaku. (C 2003) A reviewer once said in a piece that, to understand any issue of an author’s work you’re reviewing, go

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Prison Break

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Hycromax International Ltd, Presents Tonto Dike (Eunice), Chinozie Atuanya (Stephen), Remmy Ohajiannya (Chief Fabian), Bambino Chukwudi Annachuna (John), Chioma Igwe (Mitchel), Jane Odili ( Jane). Screenplay, Nobert Ajaegbu; Editor, Kriss Kilechi Emerika; Producer, Hyginus Ndulue; Directors, Bond Emeruwa/Andy Amanechi. ( C2013) Chief Fabian (Remmy Ohajiannya) brings home a prostitute one night and has a tussle with her in his bedroom, and the prostitute dies by accident. Chief Fabian’s daughter Jane (John Odili), who lives with him in the house

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November 12

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Dan David Film presents, Dan David (Dave), Nora Clifford (Noma), Anna Dekonsaye (Kira), Livinus Nnochiri (Chief Roy), Dave Ogbeni (Sky), Ibiwari Etuk (Helena), Oleg Suturun (Dima), Kevin Mike (Wilson), Esther Audu (Claire). Cinematographer, Kenneth Nwabueze/Froyane Maksim (Russia); Editor, Jesse Chris; Producer and Executive Producer, Dan David; Directors, Kenneth Nwabueze/Froyane Maksim (Russia); Screenwriter, Dan David. C2017 November 12 is this strange story with which you can kill a lonely Sunday evening. Well, you could do so with a bottle or two of

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Kula Da Shi (Hausa)

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3SP International Ltd presents, Ali Nuhu (Alhaji Nura Nabisi), Maryam Gidodo (Ummul Khairi), Sadiq Sani Sadiq (P.A), Hafzat Ibrahim (Zainab), Sadiq Ahmed (Abbas), Tanimu Akawu (Kawu), Rashida Musa (Hadiza), Hajya Zainab (Sakina). Screenplay, Hamishu Shehu; Editor, Moses N. Stephen; Camera, Ishma’il M. Ishma’il; Director, Abubakar S. Shehu; Producer, Bello Ibrahim. (C) 2016 Since 2007 when I started reviewing African films on this site, not once had I discussed ethnic language movie, even when it has a subtitle. Of course, subtitled movies

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