The Sheep Detectives (Review) - A reverse British Invasion is happening in Film
A heartwarming, feel-good, well-constructed, run-of-the-mill British family comedy has one very interesting twist...
The Stormlight Archive: The Escapism & Psychology of Fantasy
Not only does Sanderson create compelling, complex, and realistic characters that struggle with their mental health in nuanced ways with a cool, simultaneous magic metaphor. He also explicitly discusses psychology and therapy in a context where that usually never happens.
We're in a new Film Essay book — and you can pre-order it now!
Something exciting is happening in May, and two OBSCURAE voices are very much involved! Art/Film is a new anthology from Film East, bringing together 21 writers to explore the relationship between cinema and the wider world of art — painting, music, theatre, the internet, and beyond. Essays dig into everything
So inconsequential, I can hardly think of a title. | I'm watching Euphoria, so you don't have to. (Episode 3 Review)
Nathan Cassie's wedding is perhaps the most uneventful "most anticipated" TV wedding ever written.
Anne's having a moment - and so are we...
Saturday 2 May — 6–7pm at 7West Cafe, Toronto (18+)
014 - OFFLINE ALGORITHM
An anti-scroll collection of newsworthy things we watched & read this week.
How Akinola Davies Jr. Built "My Father's Shadow" (ft. Sope Dirisu & Wale Davies)
Sophisticulture is a podcast for people who care a lot about stories and storytellers, and can be found on all major Podcast platforms.
🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦Box Office Cheat Sheet (24th April 2026)
Our sources for Box Office releases are Google Searches, usually from one "Chain" cinema and one "Arthouse" cinema in a major city in the country we're previewing. If you have any ways we can improve this series, email team@obscurae.co.uk. 🇬🇧UK The
Do you beliebe in life after hell?
Old school Bieber fever has returned, and, though nostalgic, it's reminding me of a time I'd rather not revisit.
Anne-shallah Hathaway.
I fear I'm going to put that on a T-Shirt in the OBSCURAE store for the next drop, actually. Stay tuned.
OBSCURAE's Cannes 2026 Cheat Sheet
Though we won’t be on the Croisette this year, here are the films we’re hoping to find on our doorstep soon…
Wild Foxes (Review)
A boxing coming-of-age film that sees a French teenager question the brutality of his trade.