[MOVIE REVIEW] Five movies to see this weekend

LAKATABU: THE MONSTER

SYNOPSIS

When a man begins to use his powers for criminal activities, threatening the lives of citizens, his downfall becomes imminent when he kidnaps the daughter of the man who robbed him with power.

  •  Odunlade Adekola

 

 

 

OFFSHOOT

 

SYNOPSIS

Modesire Mbakwe is happily married to Dike Mbakwe and together, they have a pretty and smart teenage daughter, Amara. All is well with their family as we open up with them in celebration mode.
Modesire has just been appointed as Acting Head, Investigation and Operations of the NDA after the demise of her boss. Dee, as she is fondly called, sees this as an opportunity to prove that she is more than capable of ridding the country of the drug menace that has been plaguing it in recent times. She immediately hits the ground running with several successful raids and quickly catches the attention of the drug cartel.

 

 

HIGHER CRIME

SYNOPSIS

When Tife, a prominent blogger, decides to go public with the harrowing truth of Cynthia’s rape, she becomes embroiled in a fierce battle with Jeffrey, a prominent philanthropist, and the perpetrator, who retaliates by taking her to court for defamation. Amidst Tife’s quest to vindicate
herself and secure justice for Cynthia, she finds herself in a web of family conflict, exacerbated by the revelation of yet another disturbing rape case.

 

 

 

MURI & KO

SYNOPSIS

Muri, a small-time thief, inadvertently steals a car with an 8-year-old boy, Cole, in the backseat, a celebrity’s son. His quest to sell the car but keep Cole safe leads to a series of comical misadventures, forging an unlikely friendship between the two.

  •  Biodun Stephen

https://youtu.be/fsnI4dUt5xk

 

BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE

SYNOPSIS

This Summer, the world’s favorite Bad Boys are back with their iconic mix of edge-of-your seat action and outrageous comedy but this time with a twist: Miami’s finest are now on the run.

  •  Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah

https://youtu.be/hRFY_Fesa9Q