'By Any Means': A brutal but generic look back at a racist American society The cinematography embraces shadows, reminding us that streets and homes weren’t brightly lit at night in that era.
Celebrating Africa’s talented stand-up comedians in style The venue has a sense of order. Two big displays flank the stage, which features a black background, the event logo, and a mic. Simple, clean.
‘Cocoa Dreams’ producer challenges Kenyan filmmakers Cocoa Dreams exists as both a TV series and a feature film.
Gen Zs slowly carving space in film business We are seeing good low-budget films from young directors dominating at the box office.
Pan-African stand-up coming to heart of the capital city The Nairobi International Comedy Festival is just around the corner and, with everything that I have just learnt, stand-up fans have every reason to be excited.
'Tides': Good music, family drama and the elephant in the room The cinematography gives the film a polished look and feel, with beautiful close-ups and stage shots, this despite the fact that I don't think they fully utilise the coast as their location with...
PRIME Inside the art exhibition where broken things become new possibilities With more than 30 participating artists and over 400 guests at its opening, it is easily the biggest art event of the year.
PRIME 'Anam's Wake': A mystery, death, redemption and finding purpose in grief The plot follows Anam, a professional mourner trained to summon Death and negotiate the passage of souls, who has never dealt with her own grief 16 years after her mother's death.
PRIME Iniside Kenya’s iconic XYZ show that never made money Although the show ran for 14 seasons on NTV, reaching an audience of 10 million viewers and even inspired a viral Nigerian adaptation, Ogas at the Top, it never made any money.
PRIME The self-taught artist who rejects a signature style In the exhibition, one notices a lot of techniques at play, but for a large part, it is abstract art and semi realism that take centre stage in Scopt’s portraits.
PRIME Motor City: A dialogue-free quest for revenge with a twist It strips away traditional dialogue, forcing you to follow the characters purely through their performance, expressions, editing and cinematography.
PRIME How a Sudanese artist is rebuilding his life in Kenya Indigo Hypoxia is Sannad’s way of having conversations with colour, which he says chose him.
PRIME 'The Odyssey': Overhyped examination of war that shies away from the gods The Odyssey is a 2026 epic fantasy action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan.
PRIME Artist Yusuf Mirumbe showcases 'Mothers of Mathare' in the US solo exhibition Unlike many other artists, Yusuf’s interaction with art came about as a means of distracting himself.
PRIME Why wealthy Kenyans are buying paintings from the 1980s The appreciation in value has now transformed art from a house accessory into an attractive asset for affluent Kenyans with excess liquidity.
PRIME Kenyan movies that flip the script this August Anam's Wake comes out on July 31, 2026, you can get your tickets online. Tides hits the big screen during the first week of August, premiering at Century Cinemax on the August 8, 2026, followed...
PRIME Curating change: How Tewa built an art business without a permanent gallery Tewa earns commissions from curating his shows, which varies from 20 to 40 per cent of the sales depending on whether it is a partnership or a solo project.
PRIME A delightfully funny and silly tribute to classic Hollywood The movie is littered with clever nods and historical details about early cinema.
PRIME How young Kenyans are discovering the joy of buying art A new collectors' club is encouraging young Kenyans to see art as an affordable, investable asset while supporting local artists.
PRIME 11 Commandments was brilliance muffled by an unruly room It’s clear that Teacher Wanjiku possesses an incredible, innate ability to read a room, but the show would benefit from a tighter, more disciplined structure.
PRIME At 87, Liz is just getting serious At 87, her show is far from what would be considered the conclusion of a master’s journey.
PRIME 'Toy Story 5': Is Disney/Pixar just lazy or simply good business plan? The film leans into Disney’s current trend of reshaping stories to appear modern and inclusive.
PRIME ‘In This Valley of Dying Stars’: Jess Atieno’s meditation on memory and modernity Jess Atieno’s latest exhibition uses serigraphy and sculpture to explore African modernism, memory and colonial legacies.
PRIME ‘Disclosure Day’: Religion, politics and aliens play out in polarising sci-fi Disclosure Day is a solid sci-fi thriller. Not the film of the year, but a film worth seeing, especially for Emily Blunt’s performance and Spielberg’s craftsmanship.
PRIME Rasto Cyprian’s rise: 24-year-old painter gaining gallery attention At 24, artist Rasto Cyprian’s “Ephemerals” at Circle Art Gallery explores beauty, decay, and emotion through vivid works that blur the line between genius and madness.
