November 28, 2018 Of ‘Nappily Ever After’ and beauty standards ‘Nappily Ever After’ director, Haifaa al-Mansour, might have intended to tell a story of the pressures African-American women face in trying to conform to…
October 22, 2018 Bradley Cooper makes a stunning directorial debut with ‘A Star is Born’ Unlike most romantic dramas which build-up slowly, ‘A Star is Born’ is fast paced. The story unfolds quickly as it’s love at first sight…
October 9, 2018 Kasala: A story of happy, aspirational Nigerian youth Ema Edosio titles her comedy, ‘Kasala’, a Pidgin English slang meaning trouble. She takes a chance with a relatively unknown cast who deliver very…
September 20, 2018 What we loved about ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ opens with a Napoleon Hill quote: “Let China sleep, for when she wakes the world will shake.” True to Hill’s words,…
August 19, 2018 “Isoken,” an authentic Nigerian story makes big cultural blunders “Isoken” is a relatable Nigerian story fairly well told by Jade Osiberu. Dakore Akande plays the eponymous “Isoken,” a 34-year old successful career woman…
August 17, 2018 Mysterious McCall preferable but Washington packs a punch in ‘The Equalizer 2’ The jury is still out on how many sequels turn out to be bigger hits than the original, but ‘The Equalizer 2’ doesn’t make…
