Merry Men 1: Yoruba Demons
Lives of the party. Based in Abuja, Nigeria, this is a typical Robinhood type movie. Four friends use business as a front to rob corrupt businessmen and government officials. Typically the guys...
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Pete – The Greed Influence Power In The Ring
Pete, now in its second year, this Swahili drama may be slow, but I often come back to it because it's an easy watch, can get you hooked if you are a lover of the language. Since it is...
Africa Day Benefit Concert with Idris Elba
Last night's Africa Day Benefit Concert was lit! - but short. African Artists from 25 countries came together to raise funds for African communities that will be affected by Covid-19. We were...
Blood & Water
This series is a little controversial. adults acting, teen story, adult content but the plot is based on students. It is available on Netflix. Its cover seems like a typical school drama however the...
Baby Mamas
The message is there obviously but this was a far cry from the high expectations I have of S.A. movies especially when there is a young talent. It's meant to be a comedy but I did not manage a...
Agent
I had high expectations of this one after seeing Kay Sibiya on the cover of this movie especially after his stellar performance in the series The Queen. Though not what I expected I liked this...
The Wild
Eight years later, The Wild is still one of my favorites. This series will take you through the extremes of emotions, joy, fear, apprehension, pain, and much more. The themes covered include...
The River
The River is set in Pretoria against the backdrop of the province's mining sector. Each episode is a rush of adrenaline. I would say do not watch if you have high blood pressure because these series...
RockVille
This series is well worth watching - A story of frustrated love at different levels; with parents, siblings, spouses, workmates and even GodIt has taken me over 5 years to watch this...
Queen Sono
Woohooo! And then - ?? A term that I have reserved for Lindiwe on The River, is all I said as I binged on the 6 episodes in one sitting. We need more of these in the African movie industry. Rich...
Love Is War
Love is War presents gender and political issues in a fun, interesting, and comical way. This is well thought through, written, and directed.I will be watching it a few more times. The movie...
The Wedding Party 1+2
Before you ask why to wait so long to write a review, I do not think it is ever too late to review good comedies - especially with some of Africa's favorite Nigerians in the cast and, that result in...
Kovu; Season 1; Episode 4-10
Patience! It is the single word I would use if you want to go on watching this series. I was very hopeful with episode 4 and it started beautifully: tension, action, emotion the works - all hands on...
Kovu; Season 1; Episode 1-3
Sho! This was hard to watch! Kovu Series is one of those very slow-paced East African Series that you watch 'chini ya mnazi' - hamna haraka! By episode 3, nothing exciting has happened and the stage...
Kina (Adaptation of the River) Season 1: Episodes 1-20
Let me say this upfront, whether or not you have watched The River, Kina is well worth watching. It is a good piece of work and the adaptation brings an interesting angle to the series. Given the...