Nomadicfizzle

I am pretty far into the first season (second cour) and everything the two earlier reviews mentioned still holds true. Honestly, i think its actually gotten better. This is an incredibly funny series with a dark current that has an impeccably acted cast of characters and an interesting plot that will keep you coming back very week.. or keep you binging. From the little drawings that the MC does (or just the way he says ANYTHING), to the bored antics of his "sister"... there are so many things that makes this series entertaining. In a way, the MC reminds me of Napoleon Dynamite, which is not a bad thing at all.

From the first episode, I knew this was going to be a good watch but little did I know that I would spend all night watching it. Every time an episode would end, I'd look at the hours passing by but kept telling myself "oh, just one more..." It was totally worth the loss of sleep.

This was one of the more engaging, original stories/series that I have seen in recent years. There's not much in the way of gore or jump scares but definitely a lot of mystery, intensity, and mind bending scenes that blurred the lines of reality very nicely.

I don't understand how people can review a whole series when they only watched the first episode (or the first 3 or 4 for that matter.) It makes little sense. Perhaps these people would review movies that they walked out of or stopped streaming after a half hour, but somehow I doubt it.

I never listened to the podcast so I can't contrast and compare but I think that I'm ok with that. Some of the scenes in this had me shook to my core. The seance scene... The 6th floor ... When Cassandra approaches and looks like she is looking at you through your tv and in your abode... The humming/chanting/panting...

I've been thinking about it since I stopped watching it, which to me, means it is most definitely worth watching, the WHOLE WAY THROUGH.

This is a really vibrant, dream-like film with a completely original soundtrack. I have never visited Nigeria or watched any other movies made in Nigeria and I really enjoyed getting a glimpse of life in Lagos. It was a little hard to understand the characters at first, so I put on the subtitles and that helped... A lot.

The story follows the main character named Raymond as he transforms into a costumed spirit, or masquerade, named Okoroshi. Okoroshi gives good fortune and wealth to the good and punishes the wicked. Watching a giant, purple, shaggy-looking spirit dance and interact with the different characters was great.

Some scenes dragged a little but overall I really enjoyed this filmmaker's critique of modern Nigeria (and other parts of the world). He definitely has something to say.