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Warrior: Bolanle Austen-Peters’ biopic portrays Nigerian fighter for women’s rights Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti as more than just Afrobeat star Fela Kuti’s mother and the first woman to drive a car in the country.
ABEOKUTA GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Bolanle Austen-Peters’ biopic reveals the true legacy of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

Film paints a strong picture of Nigerian activist and feminist but neglects her personal life

  • Daniel Okechukwu
5 min read
Amy Winehouse. (Photo by Mark Holloway/Redferns)
BACK TO BLACK

Don’t expect deep dive into drug darkness in Winehouse biopic

Multi-Grammy award-winning Winehouse died in 2011 aged 27 of alcohol poisoning after a very public, drug-driven downward spiral

  • Charles Leonard
4 min read
Bob Marley performs onstage at the Uptown Theater, Chicago, Illinois, November 14, 1979. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
ASHTON BARRETT

Bob Marley biopic: Less legend, more human

Film has all the hits, none of the misses – and very little of the miss-e

  • Charles Leonard
8 min read
Drama queen: Lebo Mathosa performing at a Missy Elliot concert in 2005 (Lefty Shivambu/Getty Images)
ARTIST

Re-memoring Madibuseng

​We re-examine Lebo Mathosa’s legacy as a biopic about the singer’s life hits our screens

  • Zaza Hlalethwa
8 min read