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13 Sep 2023
Word on the street is that one Seyi Lasisi wrote, in the words of @IIIIHela, a "sizzling š„" review of @MamiWatamovie for @afrocritik. You know what to do, right? Watch the film. Read the review. Share your thoughts. Eseee.
afrocritik.com/mami-wata-revā¦
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Jun 9
"Isnāt it ironic that some of the filmmakers who should champion and propose forward-thinking initiatives and activities are the ones pushing us backward?"
culturecustodian.com/has-nolā¦
wrote this 2 months ago.
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Jun 8
"Writing isnāt just the production of sentences ā itās the training of endurance by way of sustained attention."
theguardian.com/us-news/ng-iā¦
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Jun 6
man is such a dodoš
Jun 4
š¬š āHomosexual people need mental psychiatric care. Homosexuality was once classified as a mental illness in the United States.ā
ā Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George
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Jun 5
thenewhumanitarian.org/opiniā¦
"The proposed āAfrican valuesā charter is not the end-point of that effort, but it might be the clearest indication yet that the effort is only beginning."
āļø by @CalebOkereke
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Jun 3
"...God cannot save you from the demands of the gods."
open.substack.com/pub/nocturā¦
āļø by @abasimaenyinn
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May 28
"Africa must not merely adapt to AI; it must help define it.Ā "
āļø by Prosper Ishaya
rpublc.com/story/2026/05/26/ā¦
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May 25
"Also, the concept of AI-generated fiction is absurd. This arrogation positions AI as creator when it is just a mesh of algorithmic permutations trained to mimic human writing."
āļø by @Ethereal_ilo
lithub.com/everyone-is-an-aiā¦
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May 25
"I felt, and still feel, that the fact that the story fails as a piece of literature shouldāve been the first thing noticed by Commonwealth readers and judges."
āļø by @ChimezieChika1
afrocritik.com/jamir-nazir-cā¦
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May 25
"Black men are groomed from childhood to live by performance, having to earn their humanity stemming from chattel slavery."
āļø by @JustLatasha404
open.substack.com/pub/justlaā¦
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May 25
"Itās not good when the stories shaping our lives are never about us. Itās not good when the gaze we look at our continent through is from colonial countries...The reality is that a pan-African film audience doesnāt quite exist yet."
āļø by Kevin Kriedemann
sinemafocus.com/author/kevinā¦
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May 24
"When he [Kalu]eventually realises he wants Soluchi back, he pursues her with the gusto of a redeemed pastor planting a new parish."
āļø by @Ms_Ojo
medium.com/@elizabethgaskellā¦
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May 24
"... attempts at giving the relationship depth sometimes lean into awkward territory, with lines feeling forced, banter resting on sentimental poetics and every moment elevated to inspire heady excitement."
āļø by @jeffreejude
whatkeptmeup.com/nigerian-moā¦
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May 24
"Beyond his eagerness to participate in Solās whims, we know too little of him. At best, we know that heās a straightforward man because he never holds back in his proposals to her."
āļø by @Nneka_Viv
afrocritik.com/dammy-twitch-ā¦
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May 24
"There is longing in Eliās eyes, he says itās for Soluchi, but clearly itās for Ghana, because how do you plan to leave the country after the first major conflict without so much as an apologetic call."
āļø by @abasimaenyinn
open.substack.com/pub/abasimā¦
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May 24
"And because of that, Eli never quite becomes someone we gradually come to understand. He remains closer to an idea of romance than a fully lived experience of it."
medium.com/@kosokooyeyemi/onā¦
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May 24
"I stared at it for a while. It was both funny and heart-breaking. I had written it out of desperation, and now it was proof of how far I have fallen into the banality of hope."
afapinen.com/2026/05/19/brigā¦
āļø by Bright Aboagye
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May 23
a friend casually spoke about how 2025 me is different from 2026 me. told her i am more Luther King than Che Gurvara these days...
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May 22
culturecustodian.com/dammy-tā¦
"As a bubbly individual living in Lagos, she has disallowed the city from draining her joy and high-spirited nature."
forgot to share this review.
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May 18
"Some people are meant to walk with you for a long time. They become witnesses to your life. They see the different versions of you that exist across years. They know who you were, who youāre becoming, and who you might still grow into."
open.substack.com/pub/thediaā¦
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rogerebert.com/reviews/hope-ā¦
"What feels like an entire movie passes before we get the answer to this mystery. But that hour of intrigue is a true cinematic feat, whose acuity is so high that it can easily trick one into misreading who is friend and who is foe."
āļø by Robert Daniels
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