STOLEN PREGNANCY

Recommended ‐ December 07, 2013

Title: STOLEN PREGNANCY (1 – 3)

Starring: Nana Ama McBrown, Brew Riverson, Grace Nortey, Linda Quashigah, Augustine Abbey

Synopsis:

An older woman finds herself in a pickle when she promised her son’s first born to a ritual priest unaware that her son had become sterile.

Review:

It all started many years ago when Mama (Grace Nortey) took ill. She sought help from the village “ritualist” and he cured her. When she desired a child he helped her again and she became pregnant with her son, Ebo (Brew Riverson). But the magic was not a gift and Mama was expected to sacrifice Ebo’s first …

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BLOOD SISTERS

Title: BLOOD SISTERS (1 & 2) 

Starring: Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Tony Umez, Patience Ozokwor, Chelsea Gabriel

Synopsis:

Deep rooted resentment stems to murder when a woman’s jealousy of her sister sends her over the edge.

Review:

Gloria and Esther were sisters that grew up in the village. Their mother was widowed and was left the job of raising them without a father. They were poor and their mother’s goal was for them to get a good education. 

Gloria (Omotola J. Ekeinde) was the oldest, and the more fair-skinned of the two, and when it came to men, she got the most attention. Esther (Genevieve …

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BREAK UP

Recommended ‐ December 04, 2013

Starring: Ramsey Nouah, Genevieve Nnaji, Jim Iyke, Rita Dominic

Synopsis:

Juliet and Austin break up and then play a series of mental games in order to test the love of the other.  

Review:

Susan (Jennifer Eliogu) thought she found the love of her life when James (Jim Iyke) proposed to her but he instead broke her heart when she found out he was engaged to another and expecting a child. 

Miriam (Rita Dominic) loved Frank (Ernest Asuzu), who was the dog of the century, but she finally split with him when she got fed up of his constant womanizing. 

Juliet (Genevieve Nnaji) had just received …

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SUPER LOVE

Eject ‐ December 01, 2013

Starring: Ramsey Nouah, Genevieve Nnaji, Pete Edochie

Synopsis:

A prince on the hunt for a princess gets a dagger placed in his heart when the woman of his dreams goes missing.

Review:
Prince Obinna (Ramsey Nouah) had just returned to Nigeria from the U.S. and he was ready to get married. His parents prearranged for him to marry a woman he’d known since childhood but he insisted upon choosing his own wife.

He was actually attracted to a woman he saw in passing and his heart stirred from the moment he saw her. Although the woman piqued his interest he had no idea …

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ENTRAPPED

Eject ‐ November 28, 2013

Title: ENTRAPPED (1 – 3) 

Starring: Mercy Johnson, Ramsey Nouah, Olu Jacobs, Yul Edochie

Synopsis: A young man unaware that he was born into wealth, lived life as a servant, until his father’s death revealed his true identity.

Review:

It all started when Ochendo was a young man sewing his wild oats. He was simultaneously involved with two women but wanted only one of them. Lola (Joyce Kalu) was first choice but Liz (Linda Chinyere) was a wealthy woman and the mother of his son. Liz continuously pressured him to legitimize their son by marriage but he had other plans. 

Ochendo misrepresented Liz to Lola …

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INTERNATIONAL GAMES

Recommended ‐ November 26, 2013
INTERNATIONAL GAMES

Title: INTERNATIONAL GAMES (1 & 2)

Sequel: INTERNATIONAL ATTACK  (1 & 2) 

Starring:  Jackie Appiah, Rita Nzelu, Gareth McChilery, Stephen Hammond, Ikenna Obi, Abiye Tonin Spiff

Synopsis: 

Mma relocated from Nigeria to London and got fed up of being labeled an illegal alien. She  set out to dupe her boyfriend into getting married so she can get a green card but her scheming backfired.

Review:

Mma (Rita Nzelu) was on a mission to get a green card. She was dating Richard (Gareth McChilery) and they lived in England together. In order to impress him and be accepted by his peers, Mma pretended she was a Nigerian …

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WILD DOG

Recommended ‐ November 23, 2013
WILD DOG

Title: WILD DOG (1 & 2)

Starring: Saint Obi, Clarion Chukwurah, Clem Ohameze

Synopsis: A woman rethinks her marriage when an old flame reenters her life and reignites the past.

Review:

Pamela (Clarion Chukwurah) was a preoccupied woman that often forgot to make arrangements for her young son to be picked up from school. When she ran into an old boyfriend, James (Saint Obi), it didn’t help matters. 

James was a good-looking man that spent the last seven years in prison for killing a man in Pamela’s defense. While he was incarcerated and thinking of her everyday, she went on with her life and …

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THE MIRROR BOY

Recommended ‐ November 21, 2013

Starring:  Genenieve Nnaji, Osita Iheme, Fatima Jabbe, Edward Kagutuzi

Synopsis: 

A young boy that recently relocated from London to the Gambia with his mother is taken on a mystical journey through the woods to end a conspiracy surrounding a father he’s never met.

Review:

I finally got my hands on a copy of the “Mirror Boy.” When I purchased it a few months ago and inserted it into my player there was another movie on the DVD and not “The Mirror Boy” movie.  It was a legitimate copy, apparently there was a mistake at the factory. For more on industry errors see the …

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LONELY HEARTS

Recommended ‐ November 15, 2013

Title: LONELY HEARTS (1 & 2)

Sequel:  None

Starring:  Ini Edo, Desmond Elliott, Uche Jombo, Belinda Effah, Kenneth Okolie

Synopsis:

A young journalist finds herself in a tug-of-war when her co-worker and his roommate shamelessly compete for her attention.

Review:

This is a “dramedy” with several layers. At center stage is Charles (Kenneth Okolie) and Yemi (Okey Uzoeshi) who compete for Aima’s attention. At first they pretend they’re gay but when Aima (Belinda Effah) learns the truth, it’s on. It’s cute but doesn’t come off as funny as probably intended.

Aima happens to be a writer for a magazine. She interviewed “Tiana,” who is some sort of celebrity. …

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DESPERATE HOUSE GIRLS

Recommended ‐ November 12, 2013

Title: DESPERATE HOUSE GIRLS (1 & 2)

Starring:  Ini Edo, Tamara Etiemo, Mary Lazarus, Desmond Elliott, Kenneth Okolie

Synopsis:

Three women vow to become rich and become housemaids to the wealthy with intentions of manipulating their way into their employers’ pockets (or pants). 

Review:

Ekemini, Victoria, and Ivie worked as waitresses at an eatery. They were fed-up of being ill-treated and sought to better their lives. Ekemini (Ini Edo) devised a plan to become a housemaid and had an ulterior motive to become the madam of the house. She obtained a job with a married couple and the mission began. 

When Victoria (Tamara Etiemo) and Ivie …

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