Diary of a Movie Lover

    Baby Farming is the  practice of accepting custody of an infant or child in exchange for payment in late Victorian Era Britain. Farming is based on the Writer and Director's ( Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ) childhood about a young boy who was farmed out in the 1960's by his Nigerian parents to a white British family with hopes of a better future. Damson Idris (Snowfall) plays Enitan, the young Nigerian boy who struggles severely with his identity. I really looked forward to seeing Farming ever since the first trailer was released and it ended up being a really emotional one. According to Akinnuoye-Agbaje, the movie was in development for about 15 years and I can't help but imagine how making and eventually putting out this film would rile up a lot of emotions he must have buried years ago. At just a few weeks old, Enitan's parents played by Akkinnuoye-Agbaje and Genevieve Nnaji responded to an ad in a local newspaper and dropped ...

TV's biggest night held September 22nd without a host and some of the night's biggest winners included Phoebe Waller-Bridge who took home three awards including "Best Actress in a Comedy" for her role in BBC'S "Fleabag". "Game of Throne" also won big and snagged the award for "Best Drama Series" for the fourth time while Peter Dinklage won for "Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series". One of my favorite moments of the night was Jodie Comer's win for "Best Actress in a Drama" for "Killing Eve" and Jharrel Jerome for "Best Actor in a Limited Series" for "When They See Us". "Chernobyl" snagged 3 awards while my personal fave, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maiel" got 2. Here's a full list of the winners; Outstanding Drama Series Better Call Saul Bodyguard Game of Thrones Killing Eve Ozark Pose Succession This Is Us Outstanding Comedy Series Barry Fl...

The final half of 2018 saw the premiere of unforgettable movies like  “Sylvia”, “Knock Out Blessing”, “Lionheart” & “King of Boys”  and I’ve been on the look out for another outstanding film and I’m happy to say The Set Up  has been added to that list. With a stellar cast that includes Adesua Etomi-Wellington, Kehinde Bankole, Dakore Egbuson-Alan’s, Tina Mba and Jim Iyke   and directed by The Arbitration  and The Wedding Party 2’s Niyi Akinmolayan,  The Set Up follows Chike (Etomi-Wellington) and her best friend Grace (Bankole) who are drawn into a web of deceit when they are hired by a socialite (Iyke) to assist with his scheme to marry a wealthy heiress.  I had no doubts about Akinmolayan’s directing skills and he delivered yet again with The Set Up. Etomi-Wellington did a great job as Chike and I loved her and Bankole together even though I wish we got more of the two characters in their younger years. I always get super excited when...