Osamudiamen JosephReflections (2022) Dramatizes An All Too Prevalent Social Ill.Directed by Tosan Anyanfulu and written by Kelvin Amamize as part of a project for the Ebony Life Creative Academy, Reflections explores…Nov 8, 2022Nov 8, 2022
Osamudiamen Joseph5 Things Nollywood Can Learn from Jordan Peele’s Nope (2022).Jordan Peele has had a good five years. In 2017, the director released his first film Get Out, to waves of acclaim from critics and…Oct 11, 2022Oct 11, 2022
Osamudiamen JosephMatthew Adeboye’s ENDLESS: “What Is Grief if not Love Persevering?”Halfway through this film, I recalled a line from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s award-winning novel, Half of a Yellow Sun, which reads as…Oct 11, 2022Oct 11, 2022
Osamudiamen Joseph‘Biyi Alexander’s ANTISTROFI: “Are You Watching Closely?”The Prestige is a 2006 film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. It stars Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale as Robert Angier and Alfred…Oct 11, 2022Oct 11, 2022
Osamudiamen JosephIlé Owó (2022): A Triumph of Style over Substance.First, a brief story from when I went to see Ilé Owó. There was some difference between the time on the website and the actual time it was…Oct 11, 2022Oct 11, 2022
Osamudiamen JosephCrushed Roses (2022): The Highs and Lows of Young Love.While watching Crushed Roses, I was reminded of Goodbye First Love (2011), the third feature film from French director, Mia Hansen-Love…Oct 11, 2022Oct 11, 2022
Osamudiamen JosephYahoo+ (2021): The Beauty and Power of Mis-en-scène.At different points in time throughout cinema’s history, producers, critics and enthusiasts have disagreed over a number of film theories…Oct 10, 2022Oct 10, 2022
Osamudiamen JosephAtlantics (2019): Romeo and Juliet in the Age of Rampant Capitalism.The first thing one notices about Atlantics is the sound of the Atlantic Ocean in all its staggering immensity — its roaring is heard…Oct 10, 2022Oct 10, 2022
Osamudiamen JosephBariga Sugar (2017): Coming-of-age in a Lagos Ghetto.It is amazing how much Ifeoma Chukwuogo is able to accomplish in about twenty minutes with her short film, Bariga Sugar. The film delves…Oct 10, 2022Oct 10, 2022