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

The British Nigerian director Akinola Davies Jr. and his brother Wale were both toddlers when their father died. As adults, ...

This story is featured in the March/April 2025 issue of ESSENCE. In 2017, sisters Tochi and Ebele ­Anueyiagu shared a single image on their new Instagram account: a still of Nigerian film and beauty ...

Claire Danes’ commitment to her craft went a little too far on the set of 1994’s “Little Women,” where her emotionally intense death scene as Beth March was so impassioned it had to be reshot. To make ...

Oversabi Aunty has grossed ₦711.5 million at the box office in just 18 days, placing Toyin Abraham’s latest film among Nollywood’s top four highest-grossing movies. The feat marks another major ...

No consideration of a year in movies should be without an honor roll of under-the-radar indies that didn't get the attention they deserved. Below is a list of such woefully underseen "little gems," ...

'This Is Not a Nollywood Movie' takes a playful but direct look at the industry, blending action and comedy in a way that sets it apart from the typical December releases. The film looks at Okechukwu, ...

My job has a lot of great perks, but one of the things I love the most about what I do is the fact that I get to watch a lot of movies with my kids. Between going to early screenings, weekend openings ...

This year was packed with heaters well worth checking out right when they dropped. But the problem with having so many good shows and movies is that inevitably, you miss a few. Then you miss a few ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kids of all ages know you have to go to a pineapple under the sea to find SpongeBob SquarePants. And in his new movie, the little ...

The new "SpongeBob Movie" arrives in theaters Friday, Dec. 19. There's a fair amount of bathroom humor and some scary images of a zombie sailing crew and Underworld monsters. Parents will appreciate ...