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African movie review featuring popular actors and film scenes.

Sir White

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

Mercy Johnson production presents Kanayo O. Kanayo (Azor Morgan), Queen Nwokoye. Directors of Photography, Promise Obeiese, Emeka Ezemony; Executive Producer, Amobionyenze Richard. © 2022 God said love your enemy, and I obeyed him and loved myself- Khalil Gibran. Never heard of him. First, Khalil coined the “don’t ask what your government can do…” phrase before JFK could paraphrase it into his inaugural speech. He also coined the above phrase here, summing up the total of Sir White. Khalil clearly expressed […]

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The Last Straw

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A3 Studios present Bimbo Ademoye (Morenike), Timini Egbuson (Laolu), Saffy Bello (Regina), Screenplay, Mannie Oiseomaye; Story, Bimbo Ademoye; Director of Photography, Lawrence Morgan; Director, Great Van Edochie; Producer, Grace Onyia. © 2024. It is a popular proverb that, The Last Straw is the straw that breaks the camel’s back. That is so true. It must be heavy, and unbearable; inhuman at its worst, as to break a camel’s back. Camels can bear lots of yoke for their masters. But when

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New Love

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Simony Production presents Olu Jacobs (Sir Louis), Van Viker (Nick), Jackie Appiah (Louisa), Tonto Dikeh (Biola), Chinozie Okoli (Ebie), Screenplay/Director, Tchidi Chikere (dgn); Director of Photography, Wale Adediran, Producer/Executive Producer, Sylvester Obadigi. © 2018 A scene in this movie reawakened a long shut-off desire to write a novel about my Mallam father’s “self-righteous” character. He always told me that men, especially Islamic believers, don’t cry. I’m soft and usually shed a tear or two in the most pitiful situations. Yet

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2 Weeks In Lagos

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Balmin Gilead Movie Productions, in Association with True Vine Productions, present Mawuli Gavor (Ekijeme), Beverly Naya (Lola), Efe Irele (Teniola), Toyin Abraham (Kemi), Shaffe Bello (Mrs. Makinde), Jide Kosoko (Dr. Makinde), Tina Mba (Sisi Toyin), Deyemi Okalawan (Joshua), Uto Rosman (Wande), Joke Silva (Mrs. Chukwuemeka), Okey Uzoeshi (Charlie), Producer, Kathryn Fasegha; Sarah Lawal; Cinematographer, Ken Attoh; Screenplay Kathryn Fasgha. © 2019 There isn’t much to 2 Weeks in Lagos even as it lined up the best of the Yoruba best

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Light in the Dark

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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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Mama Drama

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Concept Production in Collaboration with RR Business Services presents Osage Igbhodaro Ajibade (Mena), Kahinde Bankole (Kemi), Kunle Remi (Gboyega), Femi Adebayo (Dotun), Opeyemi Aiyeola Owolomonse (Ronke), Shaffey Bello (Mama Adelana), Adenola Adelana (Seyi Adelana). Screenplay, Diche Enunwa, Temitope Bolade Akinbode; Story, Bimbo Akinbode; Executive Producers, Diche Enunwa, Temitope Bolade Akinbode, Omoh Onionmoba; Cinematographer, Pindem Lot, © 2020 I came from the bushes of Nollywood. And my experiences were all about a man hiring a friend to stand in for him

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Soul Desire

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A Young Father Production Presents, Ruff Samuel (Jeffery), Tonto Dikeh (Emelda), James Gardener (Mike), Smith Asante (Dave). Story/Screenplay, David Owusu; Production, Samuel Ruff Quansah; Director, Ish Tompson. (C2010) This movie throws caution to the wind for overweight and overworked bosses who come home, and slump in bed by their beautiful wives, and snore till morning comes. They’ll be rushing out the door with a cup of coffee in one hand and the handgrip in the other, and they’ll manage to

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Ini Edo-The Crazy Girl

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Presents, Ini Edo (Afi), Tonto Dikeh (Elizera), Enebeli Elebuwa (Chief Henry), Emeka Okoro (Cally), Daniel K. Daniel (Friday). Tchidi Chikere, Director; Ikenna Anumba, Producer; Onoh Chigozie, Director Of Photography. The role played by Ini Edo in this movie is one of the most terrible actors play in films. Samuel L. Jackson, had to go into rehab for drug and alcohol abuse after his role in Spike Lee’s Jungle Fever (1991) because he was drunk and high on drugs all the time during the

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Pleasure And Crime

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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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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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