Joke Silva

African movie critic reviewing top African films for movie enthusiasts and fans.

If I’m President

Leave a Comment / General, Nollywood, Reviews / By Ali Baylay

A High-Definition Film Studios production and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation present, Ayolola Ayoola (Zinachi Ohams) Joke Silver (Rakia), Bimbo Manuel (Elvis), Bryan Okwara (Timi), Rahama Sadau (Michelle Ohams), Rachel Bakam (show Host), Ayo Emmanuel (Man) Osas Iyamu (Bovi). Cinematographer, Ifeanyi Iloduba; Director/Writer, Bright Wonder Obasi; Producers Bright Wonder Obasi, Chineye Obasi, Osas Iyamu, Nnadi, Dumkenenna. “If” is a conjunction used to introduce a conditional clause that expresses condition or possibility. It could be a noun or adverbial clause. In a […]

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Light in the Dark

2 Comments / General / By Ali Baylay

Riverside Productions, Bukana Motion Pictures, Mixed Tape Soundworks present Rita Dominic (Jumoke Arinze), Kiki Omeili (Amina Abubakar), Emmanuel ‘Mannie’ Essei (Sadiq Abubakar), Joke Silva (Mama Jumoke), Kalu Ikeagwu (Emeka Arinze), Saidi Balogun (Kay), Angel Onqinyechi Unigwe (Adaeze). Director, Ekene Som Mekwunye; Producers, Chidinma Uzodike, Brandi Kallum; Screenplay, Babatunde Ojo Ahmed; Director of Photography Mohammad Atta Ahmed; Executive Producers, Richard Ogbuji, Muti Mekwunye. © 2019. Light in the Dark is a story about a model middle-class African family of Jumoke Arinze

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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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Namaste Wahala

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A Hamisha Daryani Ahuja Film/Forever Entertainment present Ini Dima Okoji (Didi), Ruslan Mumtaz (Raj), Richard Mofi Damijo (Ernest), Joke Silva (Shola), Osas Ighodara (Preemo), Anee Icha (Angie), Sujata Sehgal (Meera), Hamisha Daryani (Lela) Koye Kekere (Emma), Imoh Eboh (Jane), Screenplay Hamisha Daryani Ahuja/Temetope Bolade; Director, Hamisha Daryani; Producer, Hamisha Daryani; Director, Sunil Tiware; Executive Producers, Executive Producers, Sailesh Ahuja/ Hamisha Daryani Ahuja © 2020 Nollywood meets Bollywood right here in Namaste Wahala. The leading characters struggle to outperform each other.

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Diamonds in the Sky

Leave a Comment / General, Reviews / By Ali Baylay

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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Citation

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Golden Effects Productions & Kap Motion Pictures present Jimmy Jean-Louis (Prof. Lucien N’dyare), Temi Ofedola (Moremi), Gabriel Afolayan (Koyejo), Ini Edo (Gloria), Adjety Anang (Kwesi), Joke Silva (Angela), Sadiq Daba (Prof. Yahya), Wole Olewomojuore (Prof. Osagie)Yomi Fash-Lanso (Lucien’s Legal Representative), Executive Producer, Kunle Afolayan; Associate Producers, Seun Soyinka/Chris Adeyemi; Screenplay by Tunde Babalola; Director of Photography, Jonathan Kovel; Director, Kunle Afolayan; Producer, Segun Akintunde. ©2020. Citation is more an indictment of a foreign university professor, Lucien N’Dyare (Jimmy Jean-Louis), for

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The Royal Hibiscus Hotel

Leave a Comment / General, Reviews / By Ali Baylay

EbonyLife Films present Zainab Balogun (Opeoluwa), Akah Nnani (Tobem), Bucci Franklin (Sunny), Charles Inojie (Michael), Deyemi Okanlawon (Martin), Elijah Braik (Alain Belrose), Rachel Oniga (Rose Adeniyi) Emmanuel Ilemobayo (Musa), Ini Dima-Okojie (Joyce), Jide Kosoko (Segun Adeniyi), Joke Silva (Agustina), Kemi ‘Lala’ Akindoji (Chika), Kenneth Okoli (Deji), Philip Roche (Charles), Olu Jacobs (Richard). Director of Photography, Trevor Brown; Editor, Michael Becker; Story by, Mo Abudu, Genevieve Nnaji; Screenplay by, Nicole Brown, Debo Oluwatuninu, Olayinka Ogun; Producers, Precilla Nwanah, Temidayo Abudu; Executive

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Potato Potahto

Leave a Comment / General, Reviews / By Ali Baylay

Shirley Frimpong-Manso presents, Ocu Ukege (Tony), Mrs. Wilson (Joke Silva), Blossom Chukwujekwu (Fred), Chris Attoh (Gabby), Niki Samonas (Marian), Joselyn Dumas (Lulu) Kamilala Akindoju (Frances). Producers, Ken Attoh, Inya Lawal, George Williams; Executive producers, Joselyn Dumas, Inya Lawal, Ken Attoh Shirley Frimpong Manso, Joke Silva; Director of photography, Ken Attoh; Story/ Scriptwriter, Shirley Frimpong Manso; Director, Abu Idris. ©2017. This topic reminded me of grade school when I was struggling with my vowels and consonants and s-o, so, days of

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Phone Swap

Leave a Comment / General, Reviews / By Ali Baylay

Golden Effect presents, Nse Ikpe Etim (Mary Oyennekwe), Wale Ojo (Akin Cole), Joke Silva (Mrs. Cole), Chief Chika Okpala (Mary’s father), Ada Ameh (Cynthia), Lydia Forson (Ginna), Chick Chukwu (Hussana), Hafiz Oyetoro (Alex Ojo), Alexis (Sophia Chioma Onyekwo), Charles Bullion (Alpha), Jay jay Coker (Omega). Director/Producer, Kunle Afolayan; Story/Screenplay, Kemi Adesoye; Director of Photography, Yinka Edwards/Alfred Chai. © 2012 It is your first day of school, and you are hurrying up to locate your class, you have a handful of

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