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1899 is a multilingual German epic period mystery-science fiction television series created by Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar The creators of the mind-twisting TV series Dark. It premiered on Netflix on November 17, 2022. 1899 tells the story of passengers on a steamship heading to New York from London, whose occupants are from different corners of the world and walks of life. Not long after their ship sets sail, they encounter another steamship adrift in the sea that has been reported missing. Soon after the ship is discovered, strange mysteries that will change their reality start to unravel. 1899 is eight episodes long. Each episode is around fifty minutes long. Being a multilingual TV series, you must deal with subtitles to keep up with what is happening in some parts of the series. There are English, French, Danish, Spanish, and Cantonese. This might be a turn-off for some people already, and I can cite an instance of a friend who doesn't like reading subtitles while watc...

Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman is an adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s play, Death and the King’s Horseman, set in Nigeria during the colonial era (WWII). The source material is a classical play in African literature and theatre. The events of the play are said to be based on true events that occurred in Oyo in 1943. My first encounter with this play was during my undergraduate days as a literature student, and if you ask anyone that is into African literature or even the older generations, they’ve probably come across it during their secondary school days or even in the university. I can tell you for free that this play has also been performed countless times by performing theatres in different universities and private theatres. So a lot of people are not strangers to the story. Regardless, seeing it adapted for mainstream media is really a good thing for more people to experience the story. The plot summary of the movie goes like this: " The king died 30 days ago. Tonight, Elesin ...

  Spoiler Alert! If you’re yet to see Anikulapo, right now will be a good time to close this article as it contains some spoilers, but if you’ve seen the movie or you just don’t mind, proceed ahead by all means.  Anikulapo is a movie that follows the story of a man called Saro, a stranger and textile weaver who recently arrived in the old Oyo empire. He is housed and helped by a woman called Awarun, under some conditions that he agrees to. Not long after this, he starts an illicit affair with Queen Arolake who feels unsafe and less happy with her marriage to the king. Both lovers eventually try to make a break for it, but they are caught, and Saro is put to death. However, this wasn’t the end for him. He was given a new chance at life and a newfound power that set him up on a path that brought about his hubris and undoing. Anikulapo is best described as a historical fantasy drama with a touch of romance. Its runtime is about two hours and fifteen minutes. The acting was well...