Emmanuel Akinola

Emmanuel Akinola

Ever since I was a kid, I loved movies. Houston, TX native. Screenwriter and filmmaker.

Favorite films

  • Citizen Kane
  • Rashomon
  • Kanal
  • Stalker

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  • Night Train

    ★★★½

  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    ★★★★

  • Bullet Train

    ★★★★

  • Nope

    ★★★★

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  • Night Train

    Night Train

    ★★★½

    This was a great film. I worked on this film when I first moved to LA. The writing is good and the story stellar.

  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    ★★★★

    This was a great film. Not as good as the first but still enjoyed it. The story was great but the plot was overstuffed and the film dragged a bit. 

    The acting was great. I believe Namor was a good villain but I think they could have used his backstory and motivation a bit better. 

    Overall, it was a great film and Shuri in the lead was great. RIP Chadwick Bozeman.

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  • The Lighthouse

    The Lighthouse

    ★★★★

    One of the most scary and weirdest films I’ve ever seen. Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe give great performances and I like how the story is akin to an Edgar Allen Poe story.

    I like the period piece feel of the film and the cinematography is really good. All in all, a very interesting film.

  • The Northman

    The Northman

    ★★★★

    I watched this film the other day with my gf. It was amazing. The cinematography was great, and the writing and direction. As always, I like the symbolism Eggers puts in his films.

    It’s refreshing to see Eggers make a Viking Hamlet story as this tale is the one the play is based on. The plotting and acting was good. However, the romantic subplot wasn’t developed enough for me.

    This isn’t Eggers’s best film but I really liked it. One of the best of the year.

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