Stanslaus Manthi

3 weeks ago | businessdailyafrica.com | Stanslaus Manthi

Two “white guys” walk in carrying enormous artistic portraits of Joey Diaz (JosĂ© Antonio DĂaz), a New York comedian and podcaster. One of them places one of them on stage and tops it with a glowing sign that spells out Blacklisted Storytellers. He adjusts the sign on the artwork. To the left of the stage, they set up a fog machine. One of the “white guys” releases the fog twice, then walks to the front of the stage and takes a picture.

1 month ago | businessdailyafrica.com | Stanslaus Manthi

Before we start, I need to mention three things you should keep in mind before watching this show. One, it comes from Philip Bresson and Grace Kahaki, the same team behind Kash Money. Yes, the two shows are from the same genre, but this is a totally different show, different tone, runtime, and vibe altogether. Don’t make the same mistake I did- curate your expectations. Two, despite what the synopsis might suggest, Chocolate Empire isn’t a Kenyan version of the American show Empire.

1 month ago | businessdailyafrica.com | Stanslaus Manthi

It's primarily for entertainment but different people have different reasons why they have a Netflix subscription. I have one because, well, I review film and TV shows. The other reason, the one that is relevant to what we are discussing today, is Love, Death & Robots. It’s one of the few shows that feels like it was made for creatives. It doesn’t follow the usual playbook. It’s short, strange, and it moves how it wants. Volume 4 doesn’t change that.

1 month ago | businessdailyafrica.com | Stanslaus Manthi

Death is a part of life. It’s the final destination. We’re all heading there. And since we fear what we don’t understand, someone thought, why not make death an actual villain? In a movie that is. That was back in 2000. Now, 25 years and five movies later, we’re back with Final Destination: Bloodlines. Yes, we are talking about the franchise that changed how we look at tree-log lorries forever.

1 month ago | businessdailyafrica.com | Stanslaus Manthi

It’s been a splendid week in the Kenyan film and TV space. First off, a huge congratulations to Abel Mutua and his legion of followers, the Wakurugenzi, Philip Karanja, and the entire Philit Productions team for bagging two wins at the 11th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards. You showed up, put in the work, and now you've earned the recognition. Untying Kantai scooped Best Writing for TV, and Makosa ni Yangu took home Best Indigenous Language Movie (East Africa).