Category: Movies
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🇳🇬 100 Reasons to Stay Single in Lagos” Premieres at MIP Africa as MTN One TV Launches
MTN One TV brings Lagos romance, relationships and comedy to the screen with 100 Ways to Stay Single in Lagos, a new African original series exploring modern love and the hilarious reasons some people may choose to remain single.
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SBA Officially Recognizes the Creator Economy — What It Means for Small Businesses
The U.S. Small Business Administration has issued new guidance formally clarifying how qualifying content creators fit within its small-business framework. The move could make it easier for podcasters, streamers, digital publishers, video producers and social-media entrepreneurs to navigate SBA financing and contracting opportunities—but it does not automatically qualify creators for loans.
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Did the CIA Help Shape Your Favorite Movies?
Did the CIA help shape Hollywood’s portrayal of spies, terrorism and U.S. national security? The documented relationship is more complicated than a simple conspiracy—and Zero Dark Thirty offers one of the clearest examples of how government access can influence cinematic storytelling.
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🇰🇪 Dead Presidents: A New African Political Thriller Puts Youth, Power and Leadership on Trial
A new African political thriller, Dead Presidents, follows Win, a young woman representing a generation tired of waiting for jobs, opportunity, dignity and accountable leadership. The film is scheduled for the 2026 Kilifi Creek Festival in Kenya, placing youth frustration, political power and Africa’s struggle for meaningful change at the centre of the cinematic conversation.
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Streets Is Watching — When Hip-Hop Became the Camera
Before the streaming era, before music videos became short films and rappers routinely crossed into Hollywood, Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella Records created Streets Is Watching—a gritty visual project that blurred the line between hip-hop, street documentary and independent cinema. Originally released in 1998, Streets Is Watching captures Jay-Z at a pivotal moment: no longer simply an…
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Africa’s Creative Industries Get a Major Capital Boost as Afreximbank Backs Pan-African Film Industry
Africa’s creative economy has reached another defining milestone. The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), through its development impact investment arm, the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), is deepening its commitment to the continent’s film and television industry with a landmark financing initiative that could reshape African storytelling for decades. The move signals a growing…
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American Made (2017) Review
American Made is an exciting crime-comedy inspired by the unbelievable true story of Barry Seal, a pilot who becomes entangled with the CIA, drug cartels, and government operations. Tom Cruise delivers a charismatic and energetic performance, carrying the film with his signature charm and confidence. Director Doug Liman keeps the pace fast, blending humor, action,…