A roundup of our fav picks from African Cinema In May. Another month has come and gone, but the movie industry keeps on giving. Despite global upheavals, national uncertainty and personal stress, one thing is constant: new shows for television, new movies for the big screen. While we enjoy the refreshing content and brand-new entertainment, the problem is that we do not know where to start. Fortunately for you, B.Side in its magnanimous kindness has decided to help. Here is a

With the exponential growth of influencer culture, these internet sensations have steadily transported from mobile phones to the big screen. Today, Nigerian cinema is rife with these big names, but what's the efficacy of this "mass appeal over merit" course the industry is currently barrelling down? Nollywood is extremely traditional and the Nigerian movie industry prefers to stick to familiar quantities, often to the detriment of the craft both entities are centred around. W

We spotlight our favourite Netflix Naija movies of the year. 2020 has been an awfully long year for all of us. This year felt like it somehow managed to squeeze in a decade of content — heartbreak and joy — into 350 days and counting. There were highs and lows and the highs were really high. This year, film and TV mavericks, Netflix, finally fully set foot in the Nigerian market, establishing a partnership with Nollywood to tap into the vast production potential of Nigerian s