Poems of betrayed love — I was a wanderer and a restless soul Neither human nor elf or nobility or spirit An aberration of sorts A traveling bounty hunter Hired to fend off fearsome beasts, gargoyles, and hideous monsters Feared by many and misunderstood Accepted by none and maligned Except within the brotherhood of the witchers creed Doomed to wander as one lost I…

A wretched story of narcissistic manipulation — Emily Blunt is a star. Not only is she an excellent actress but a versatile one. She virtually shines in every role she takes on. She’s been a grieving mama bear protecting her brood against carnivorous aliens in A Quiet Place; a high-flying corporate fashionista in The Devil Wears Prada…

You need heaping helpings of self-confidence, loads of spunk, guts, and Moxy along with a dash of crazy — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kemi_Adetiba The process of coming up with this title and the inspiration for it is a funny story. If you watch Netflix, you would have heard about the foremost Nigerian political thriller, King Of Boys from erstwhile Nigerian writer, producer, and director, Kemi Adetiba.

Christmas movies are not just for Christmas — A line in an Ed Sheeran song goes ‘People fall in love in mysterious ways. Maybe just the touch of a hand’. What if you found the love of your life through a game of dare? (or some other interesting way). …

Of mages, magic, and monsters — I find myself constantly awed and amazed anytime I discover that a movie is based on a book or adapted from a book. This is probably because I consider anyone able to write a novel running into hundreds or thousands of pages to be nothing short of a wiz. When…

The fall of an assassin — Your enemy is your most trusted confidant This quote came to mind as I watched the movie Kate — a much-touted Netflix blockbuster. Watching Kate reminded me of another similar movie, Close. Both movies are about women fighting their way through in a male-dominated world, a badass female assassin/protector and…

A lovers serenade — Our first encounter was beset by drama Thrown together by fate and a web of deception We inhabited worlds poles apart A simple waitress and family girl A business mogul and man of the world Twas a game not meant to last Like Beauty and the Beast Not meant to cause…

With an unexpected plot twist — Despite the existence of medication and treatment alternatives, cancer continues to be an unrelenting killer that ravages not just the sufferers but their families as well spreading heartache, loss, and death wherever it goes. …

Scary and real — Hypnotic is a movie that gives a whole new meaning to the term ‘Medical Malpractice’. The assumptions, prospects, and possibility that psychiatrists, therapists, and medical practitioners in areas of the human mind can control their patients through hypnosis and have them commit crimes in the process are chilling. That a…