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Kelechi Ehenulo Profile
As Jefferson Davis once said in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, aka my favourite film from 2023, - “Look, life is a journey!” As comedic as that line delivery was (thanks to the artistic delivery by Brian Tyree Henry), the essence was certainly true when I became a Freelance Film Critic…
Jeymes Samuel Interview
After exploding onto the scene with his 2021 directorial debut The Harder They Fall, filmmaker Jeymes Samuel pans his lens from the Old West to the New Testament with his sprawling new epic The Book of Clarence…
Adura Onashile Interview
Adura Onashile is the writer and director of Girl (2023). After an expansive career in theatre, Onashile transitioned into the film world with her 2020 short film, Expensive Shit…
White Nanny Black Child
I have been dying to watch this film ever since I heard about its conception in 2022, as I had become consumed in research about farming after watching Farming by British-born actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaj in 2018. And I have to say that I was not disappointed…
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
Bobi Wine: The People’s President is an observational documentary which follows musician and politician Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu through his five-year throes to overthrow Ugandan President turned dictator Yoweri Museveni…
Kokomo City
Many cis people know little about the lived experiences of trans women, let alone those who are sex workers. Kokomo City (2023) pulls that curtain back to highlight the lives of four Black trans sex workers in America…
Medusa Deluxe
If hell is other people, one of its lower circles is bound to be a hairstyling competition…
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
It’s easy to constantly see new sequels and spin-offs being released, and become fatigued, believing that Hollywood is recycling old plotlines that lack originality…
The Little Mermaid
Bold, colourful, with timeless music and endearing characters, The Little Mermaid has captured the hearts of many since it first graced theatre screens in 1989…
Fast X
Dante Reyes (Jason Momoa) has two goals: to kill Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel), and to make him suffer first. The son of Hernan Reyes, Dante, whom fans might remember from the fifth installment of the franchise, is cold-blooded, with the skills and resources to destroy everything Dom holds dear…
Big George Foreman
The killer put-down from Lou Duva’s son doesn’t appear in the film, but stinging insults mark key moments in this script by George Tillman Jr. Big George Foreman is the story of a man cast as the underdog—the one they all doubt—that always bites back…
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Little Richard: I Am Everything sees veteran director and producer Lisa Cortés deliver a sensitive, nuanced, and soulful biopic about the life and times of musician and performer extraordinaire Little Richard…
A Thousand and One
A Thousand and One traces the journey of single mother Inez (Teyanna Taylor) after she kidnaps her son, Terry (Aaron Kingsley Adetola), from foster care, and struggles to give him the life he deserves…
Bisi Almi Interview
Bisi Alimi is a storyteller, activist, and the founder and Executive Director of the Bisi Alimi Foundation, now diving into the world of film production. Alimi’s Foundation works to accelerate social acceptance of LGBT people in Nigeria…
Tọlá Okogwu Interview
Meet Tọlá Okogwu, author of the fantastical Onyeka adventure series consisting of ‘Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun’ (2022) and ‘Onyeka and the Rise of the Rebels’ (2023)…
Kem Anyanwu Interview
Kem Anyanwu is Founder of Kemystery Management and has been trailblazing within the entertainment and talent management sector. Anyanwu’s management works to be at the forefront of changing systems, building opportunities both local and global in the film industry…