Search results
Rated: 4/4 Jan 13, 2021 Full Review David Denby New York Magazine/Vulture The beauty of Out of Africa, From the very opening shots, is rhapsodic and illustrative rather than dramatic. This large ...
- (90)
- Sydney Pollack
- PG
- Meryl Streep
The movie is not drama and far from a compelling romance. Needless to say, the prestige and technical polish on display here were enough to win this flick a passel of Oscars. Today's Netflix Top ...
- Judas and The Black Messiah
- Namaste Wahala
- Kandasamys: The Wedding
- The Mercy of The Jungle
- My Friend Fela
- Clemency
- Sofia
- The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
Directed by Shaka King, Judas and the Black Messiah boasts a stellar cast that includes Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons and Dominique Fishback. The film, which is biographical in essence, centres on the betrayal of Kaluuya’s character Fred Hampton, who is the charismatic chairman of the Illinois branch of the Black Panther Party in...
This will be a great date-night movie. If you haven’t watched it, I won’t spoil it by going into details, although the title (translation: ‘Hello trouble’) will give you some idea of what to expect. Suffice it to say that it’s a classic, Rom-com boy-meets-girl tale, albeit a cross-cultural one. the boy is from India and the girl is from Nigeria. Di...
Following the success of her 2017 hit South African films, Keeping Up With the Kandasamys, director Jayan Moodley returns with this vibrant sequel full of laughs and plenty of heart. Kandasamys: The Wedding follows two South African Indian families – the Kandasamys and the Naidoos – soon to be united by the wedding of Jodi (Mishqah Parthiepal) and ...
Set at the beginning of the Second Congo War, The Mercy of the Jungle follows two Rwandan soldiers separated from their military unit in the impenetrable and hostile Congolese Jungle. They are Private Faustin (Stéphane Bak), an inexperienced new recruit, and Sergeant Xavier (Marc Zinger), a disillusioned veteran wearied by a seemingly endless war. ...
Directed by Joel Zito Araujo, My Friend Fela is a documentary exploring the extraordinary life of legendary Nigerian musician, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Best known for his unique ‘Afrobeat’ musical style, Fela was a talented multi-instrumentalist, a political activist and a hero to Africa’s poor. Told through conversations with Fela’s close friend and b...
Inspired by a true story, this delicate death row drama exposes the human cost of America’s controversial execution system. Written and directed by American-Nigerian Chinonye Chukwe, this African film follows conflicted prison warden Bernadine Williams (Alfre Woodard), whose years of overseeing death row executions has left her hollowed and interna...
Written and directed by Meryem Benm’barek, this edgy, uncompromising North African film explores one of the biggest taboos in Moroccan society. Set in Casablanca, Sofia tells the story of a 20-year-old, unmarried woman who secretly gives birth to an illegitimate child. In a country where extra-marital sex is punishable by law, Sofia finds herself t...
British-Nigerian actor Chiwetel Eijorfor directs and stars in this inspiring true story of a schoolboy who saves his Malawian village from famine. Based on a real-life memoir, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind centres around William Kamkwamba (Maxwell Simba) – a smart teenager with an inventive mind and an aptitude for technology. When drought and fam...
May 16, 2024 · Stream It Or Skip It: 'Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction' on Netflix, A Modern Fairy Tale Farce. By Liz Kocan Sep. 14, 2023, 3:00 p.m. ET. In this Danish fairy tale, a man bets that he can woo a ...
Sep 17, 2014 · Check out our list of the best movies on Amazon Prime Video right now in October 2024 to help you decide what to watch. Learn More The 50 Best Movies on Hulu Right Now, Updated for October 2024
Initially set on being a dairy farmer, the aristocratic Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) travels to Africa to join her husband, Bror (Klaus Maria Brandauer), who instead spends their money on a coffee ...
People also ask
What were some of the best African films in 2021?
Is out of Africa a good movie?
Is African cinema getting international recognition?
Where can I watch out of Africa?
Is out of Africa a big-screen epic?
Dec 15, 2023 · A good movie that evoked a bit of nostalgia for my own experiences of four decades ago, and a yearning to return to the continent. Algeria might be a good start, even though some might say that doesn’t count either. 5-stars for Africa, the awe, and a couple very good actors.
- Blu-ray
