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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Hijack ‘93’ on Netflix, A Nollywood Thriller Based On Real-Life Events
Hijack ‘93 is the latest thriller to add to Netflix’s thriving collection of Nollywood film and television media. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Tokunbo’ on Netflix, a Nigerian Thriller About a Desperate Man Caught Between Two Kidnappings
There are so many rocks and hard places in this plot, you wonder if our protagonist will ever escape them. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘House of Ga'a' on Netflix, an Epic Nigerian Saga About a Power-Mad Politico in the Oyo Empire
Power corrupts, as usual. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Òlòtūré: The Journey' On Netflix, Where A Journalist Investigating Sex Trafficking Finds Herself Trying To Get Back To Nigeria
The 3-episode series is a follow-up to the 2019 film Òlòtūré. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Postcards’ on Netflix, A Nigerian-Indian Family Comedy From The Creator of ‘Namaste Wahala’
This Nigerian-Indian crossover holds space for some interesting cross-cultural examination. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Aníkúlápó: Rise Of the Spectre’ on Netflix, A Six-Episode Series Sequel To The Hit Nollywood Fantasy Film
When it’s a giant ghost vulture’s job to raise the dead, maybe don’t take that job for yourself. But the protagonist of Aníkúlápó is like,... -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Iwájú' On Disney+, About Two Friends Exploring A Futuristic Version Of Lagos, Nigeria
The series is the first collaboration between Walt Disney Animation Studios and pan-African production company Kugali Media. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Blood Vessel’ on Netflix, a Nollywood Thriller That Cuts Its Action With Melodrama
It's a little overheated at times, but it mostly works. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Ijogbon’ on Netflix, A Nigerian Fable Centered Around Another Set of Uncut Gems
This Nollywood film can’t quite find the right balance between its fable-like qualities and its grounded realism. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Black Book’ on Netflix, A Revenge Thriller from the Streets of Nigeria
The Black Book is not nearly bloody nor brooding enough. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Gangs of Lagos' on Prime Video, Where Childhood Friends Grow Up To Fight For Autonomy Against Cyclical Violence
From director and producer Jade Osiberu, Gangs of Lagos pits the ambitions of two young men against men in power, and who will shed anyone’s blood to retain their... -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Disconnect: The Wedding Planner' on Netflix, A Nollywood Rom-Com
Disconnect: The Wedding Planner is a new rom-com that just feels a bit, you know, disconnected. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'A Sunday Affair' on Netflix, a Lukewarm Nollywood Love-Triangle Drama
Netflix continues providing a platform for Nigerian film. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Shanty Town' On Netflix, A Gritty Nigerian Drama About Prostitutes Trying To Get Out Of The Local Kingpin's Debt
If you like bleak, violent shows, this one is for you. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Far From Home' On Netflix, Where A Working Class Artist Lands At One Of Nigera's Top High Schools
An artist cheats his way into one of Nigeria's top schools, and has to navigate the class issues there while keeping trouble away from his family. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Anikulapo’ on Netflix, a Nollywood Epic About the Sordid Affair Between a Lowly Merchant and One of the King's Wives
This 142-minute Very Long Sit is rooted in myth and tinged with allegory. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Blood Sisters' On Netflix, A Nigerian Thriller Where Two Close Friends Try To Escape After A Wealthy Groom Goes Missing
Blood Sisters feels like a more melodramatic version of Ozark, like if it was combined with a telenovela like Jane The Virgin. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Man of God' on Netflix, a Messy, Troublesome Faith-Based Prodigal-Son Saga
Netflix's Nollywood catalog continues to expand. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke' on Netflix, a Sub-par Sequel to a Hit Nigerian Comedy
More dysfunctional-family hijinks from the stars and director of 2018's Chief Daddy. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Swallow' on Netflix, Where A Woman In '80s Lagos Weighs The Personal Cost Of Life As A Drug Mule
Would you swallow a bag of drugs if the life you wanted was hampered on all sides by poverty, harassment, and generic hard knocks?