Akinola Davies Jr. tells TheWrap about his new film "My Father's Shadow." Akinola directs the film, which started as a short film script his brother Wale wrote years ago.

The film follows two Nigerian boys, Remi and Akin — played by real-life brothers Chibuike Marvellous Egbo and Godwin Chiemerie Egbo — who spend a day running errands with their somewhat distant father ...

Speaking after she received a lifetime achievement in Berlin, Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh revealed how a visit from Quentin Tarantino persuaded to her continue her work in action movies, after a ...

Speaking after she received a lifetime achievement in Berlin, Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh revealed how a visit from Quentin Tarantino persuaded to her continue her work in action movies after a ...

Akinola Davies Jr’s touching and ‘tender’ tale of two brothers in 1990s Nigeria ...

“Everything is sacrifice,” says Fola. “You just have to pray you don’t sacrifice the wrong thing.” On first blush, whatever ...

My Father’s Shadow” — 4 stars Two young boys spend a day with their oft-absent father in Lagos amid political turbulence in “My Father’s Shadow,” an affecting debut feature from ...

Then, on Monday, the Complete Stanley Kubrick continues with the director’s harrowing anti-war epic “Paths of Glory” (1957), whose questions of abuses of power in the chain of command are all too ...

By LINDSEY BAHR Two young boys spend a day with their oft absent father in Lagos amid political turbulence in “My Father’s Shadow,” an affecting debut feature from Akinola Davies ...

Jason Patric’s net worth is estimated at $8 million, built through decades of work in film, television, and Broadway ...

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Today, February 7, 2026, Nigerian screen legend Omotola Jalade‑Ekeinde turns 48. Many Gen Z fans know her as a timeless ...