₦airaland Forum

ValeeLove:
it was a shocker, the biggest yet because he was so young and energetic. Couldn't post it earlier because I was banned. We just lost Andy man, we just lost Andy.💔

samistry:
The guy just wrestled on Saturday...
Rest in Peace, Pac

LET’S GOOOOO! 👏🔥 #WorldsCollide@Obaofwwe | @TheGiantOmos pic.twitter.com/KhOfD33aGN

— WWE (@WWE) September 27, 2026

Bacteria8:
Great. Now let the victories begin

#HalaMadrid

Baddestguyp:
Tomorrow 26th September is national cinema day.

You can watch any movie at any cinema around you for 2k-3k

Don’t you sometimes want to misbehave?

Day Drinker starring Johnny Depp, Madelyn Cline, and Penélope Cruz – in theaters March 26, 2027. pic.twitter.com/UHhRAGKwI7

— Day Drinker (@DayDrinkerMovie) September 24, 2026

The final trailer for DC's ‘CLAYFACE’ has been released.

In theaters on October 23. pic.twitter.com/ecTMB97Sto

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 24, 2026

ValeeLove:
says who? Dom can't wrestle for jack. Average at best.

this is my fav segment of all year..this shit is too funny for me...🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/33iZWyA4XG

— Bierman (@bierman00) September 22, 2026

oyaskii:
“Ordinary People” (2026)

It is the hope that kills.

There is something peculiar about the Nollywood projects backed by Netflix in recent times. You can clearly see the ambition on paper, but the execution just falls flat. And this was no different.

The story follows a “hacker” named Dare, who moves into a seemingly normal estate and starts peering into the lives of his fellow occupants. He soon discovers they aren’t ordinary Joes and that they harbour dark secrets behind their walls. Chief among them is Tornado, a former militant leader now seemingly trying to live a normal life.

The story had so many important societal issues on its plate, mental health, domestic abuse, trauma, etc...while also trying to keep a central focus on Tornado’s story, which was plastered all over the promotional material. Neither the writing nor the directing had the range to handle all of this, and that’s where the trouble started.

The series relies heavily on exposition rather than carefully unravelling the pieces and letting the viewer digest the story. It cared more about revealing the next secret than making the last one actually make sense. The over-explanation of simple things was a constant pain, like the show thought you were too dumb to figure things out yourself. Then there was a silly voice-over that did nothing but cheapen the ambience of the narrative.

The acting was also underwhelming, even from the experienced cast. Ramsey Nouah is a fine actor on his day, but there is a way new Nollywood makes our established actors feel like they have never acted before. In 2003, Ramsey Nouah could lie to Ini Edo that she was the only babe he was dating while juggling three other babes, and I would totally believe him, even if I knew better, because the acting was good. Here, however, he could not convince me for eight episodes that he was a militant leader.

This is supposed to be a big-budget Nollywood production, but most of it felt cheap. The hacking sequences were abysmal. The setup looked more like a church media guy’s workstation than an actual hacking setup. Nothing about it suggested Dare could hack a 1970 IBM machine, let alone a modern one. There was also this jarring use of AI, where you could clearly see typos on PC screens.

The action sequences were exciting, though. And that’s about it.

I asked someone about this show and the person simply said, “It was exciting.” It made me wonder if perhaps modern, streaming-giant-backed Nollywood has finally gauged the average Nigerian audience. Maybe they don’t care how a story is told; they just care that it’s exciting.

I mean, there’s an action sequence right at the beginning and another at the end, so why should you care about what’s in between?

But movies shouldn’t exist just to excite you. A good story should sit with you days after you’ve seen it. I’m already forgetting this, and I finished it less than 48 hours ago.

Again, it is the hope that kills.

I delude myself into thinking this industry can be more than it is, and projects like this remind me that maybe this is exactly what the industry is and, surprisingly, what the masses want.

Nollywood stresses me so much, maann. 😩

ValeeLove:
how is any match involving Dom a banger?

monerozi5590:
You didn't watch the match. In the second half we played with 10 man.

monerozi5590:
Did you see the challenge on Valverde? Was that not a red card offence?

monerozi5590:
Nothing like that. Try and watch the replay. It was a terrible officiating. Very very terrible

The first trailer for ‘THE TERMINAL LIST’ Season 2 has been released.

Releasing October 21 on Prime Video. pic.twitter.com/57E4wDeky9

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) September 17, 2026

Melvyn11:
We are creating chances but only few are turned to goals. We can’t beat big teams like this.