Wakaliwood Supa Action Volume 1: Who Killed Captain Alex? + Bad Black Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		2.5
Video		2.0
Audio		2.5
Extras		5.0
Overall		2.5

Wakaliwood Supa Action Volume 1: Who Killed Captain Alex? + Bad Black Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman June 17, 2019

“Wakaliwood” may well be an unknown word to many coming to this review, and there’s probably a good reason for that: it’s an “invented” coinage that comes courtesy of one Isaac Godfrey Geoffrey Nabwana, a native Ugandan who also brands himself as Nabwana IGG. Nabwana is one of a new breed of Ugandan filmmakers, and as is made abundantly clear in a number of supplements included on this “double feature” disc, Nabwana is not exactly shy about proclaiming his ambitions to make the Ugandan film industry the “next Bollywood”. Nabwana doesn’t even stop there, also stating that his ultimate ambition is to have Wakaliwood completely subsume “La La Land” as the global center of film production. That may be a pipe dream of rather considerable proportions, but the two films included on this set are certainly great examples of just how much can be done today on micro-budgets (there are several reports that Who Killed Captain Alex? was done for only a couple hundred dollars). Neither of these films is a model of narrative clarity or technical expertise, but there’s a certain Ed Wood-ian joie de vivre (and/or joie de mort, as the case may be, given the violence on hand) to both of these offerings which may well appeal to those who have a fondness for lo-fi entertainment that obviously is not taking itself very seriously.

For reviews of the films included on this disc, please click on the following links:

Who Killed Captain Alex Blu-ray review

Bad Black Blu-ray review

Wakaliwood Supa Action Volume 1: Who Killed Captain Alex? + Bad Black Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality of each release is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Wakaliwood Supa Action Volume 1: Who Killed Captain Alex? + Bad Black Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality of each release is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Wakaliwood Supa Action Volume 1: Who Killed Captain Alex? + Bad Black Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

A complete listing of all supplements on this disc is included in the above linked reviews.

Wakaliwood Supa Action Volume 1: Who Killed Captain Alex? + Bad Black Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

This is one of the more interesting releases I've reviewed from the often provocative folks at AGFA. The films here are not especially well made, though they each have a certain gonzo quality that some viewers may actually find incredibly appealing. The supplemental package is excellent and provides a really nice overview of Uganda's nascent film industry, or at least the efforts of Nabwana IGG. Technical merits aren't optimal, and so those interested in a purchase are encouraged to parse the screenshots accompanying the reviews.