EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Rubenstein’s Crystal City Entertainment is developing a narrative feature adaptation of Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict, ...

This story is featured in the March/April 2025 issue of ESSENCE. In 2017, sisters Tochi and Ebele ­Anueyiagu shared a single image on their new Instagram account: a still of Nigerian film and beauty ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, admitted a Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie, to a N5 million bail with one surety in like sum for allegedly cyberbullying Mercy Johnson-Okojie, also an ...

One of these movies is what you should watch tonight. This weekend's choices include theatrical releases arriving on streaming like "The Running Man" and "Black Phone 2." There are original streaming ...

Iconic Nollywood movies, Wedding Party, '76, Wives on Strike, and more are turning 10 in 2026. Here’s why they are still worth watching today. It was also the year Netflix officially became available ...

'This Is Not a Nollywood Movie' takes a playful but direct look at the industry, blending action and comedy in a way that sets it apart from the typical December releases. The film looks at Okechukwu, ...

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Solomon Waliaula received funding from the International European Research Council as a contributor to the book Contemporary African Screen Worlds: Decolonizing Film and Screen Studies (2019-2025).

We’re now a quarter of century into the 21st century, and to say that the movies are in a different place now than they were 25 years ago would be putting it mildly. Technological innovations, ...

Have you seen stories about 'Chucky,' 'Scream,' 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' 'The Boys,' 'Vanderpump Rules,' or any of 'The Real Housewives' franchises? That's probably a Britta DeVore-curated piece of ...

Released in 2024, Everybody Loves Jenifa was a cultural phenomenon that dominated the Nigerian box office. The film, led by Funke Akindele, showcased her signature comedic brilliance, leaving ...

Whether you're in the mood for romance, drama, crime, or historical storytelling, Prime Video still offers some of Nollywood’s finest films. In a surprising turn of events, news broke a few months ago ...