Month: May 2026

Between Agency and External Pressure: A Review of Jude Dibia’s The Quiet That Remains- Olukorede S Yishau

The motif of silence runs through the novel, shaping its emotional landscape and deepening its tensions. Characters retreat into silence as a shield against pain. In this novel, silence becomes a language of its own. It speaks in pauses, in averted gazes, in unfinished sentences. Relationships are defined as much by what is withheld as by what is expressed, and the gaps in communication often widen into emotional chasms. 

A review of Funke Akindele’s “Behind The Scenes” – Michael Kolawole

Behind The Scenes is psychological realism and trauma-focused. Instead of planning the mise-en-scence, and regulating characters’ performances to make them convincingly impactful, the directors Funke Akindele and Tunde Olaoye rely on excessive emotions to arouse pity. Their failure in monitoring the incidents resulted in the calamity that befalls Aderonke’s lawyer, Victor (Uzor Arukwe).