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 ...

Explore Nollywood's romantic films this Valentine's Day. From classics to modern hits, discover love stories that capture the beauty and challenges of romance.

Watch the trailer for Call of My Life, the directorial debut of Dammy Twitch. Starring Uzoamaka Power and Zubby Michael in a vibrant new Nollywood rom-com.

It's astonishing how a movie that has the accomplished Alexander Payne as its director, a stacked cast with Matt Damon (whom Hollywood spent more than $900 billion saving on the big screen), a decent ...

For anyone who wants to catch films without paying for a streaming service, YouTube has one of the best lineups of free-to-watch movies. This month, YouTube is celebrating the 40th anniversary of ...

It can be hard to find the best movies on Netflix. We all understand the struggle of scrolling time—hours lost to wading through all of the Netflix movie options that could instead have been spent, ...

Meara covers streaming service news for CNET. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism. When she's not writing, she likes to dote over her cat, sip black coffee ...

Nollywood's Valentine's weekend just got a lot more interesting. Love and New Notes, produced by popular actor Timini Egbuson and directed by Kayode Kasum, opened in cinemas across West Africa this ...