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Umnia El-Neil

Umnia El-Neil is a British-Sudanese artist and professional pop culture fan.

Location London, UK
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Film   -   May 17, 2025 Eddington: A kid playing with Knives | OBSCURAE at Cannes
Eddington: A kid playing with Knives | OBSCURAE at Cannes

Though a noble pursuit with a talented crew and cast, Eddington fails at saying anything by trying to say everything from somewhere just adrift of centre.

by Umnia El-Neil
Film   -   May 15, 2025 I am not too cool to cry at the "Mission Impossible" movie | OBSCURAE at Cannes
I am not too cool to cry at the "Mission Impossible" movie | OBSCURAE at Cannes

One of the most expensive films ever made, "The Final Reckoning" is a masterpiece of blockbuster filmmaking that is as earnest as it is big. This is storytelling at its most complicated, and most difficult -- and most heartfelt.

by Umnia El-Neil
Deep Dive   -   May 10, 2025 The Genius of Poker Face (Video Essay)
The Genius of Poker Face (Video Essay)

Watch the Extended Version here!

by Michel Abdulaziz & Umnia El-Neil
Deep Dive   -   May 07, 2025 The Genius of Poker Face (Paid Aficionados Version)
The Genius of Poker Face (Paid Aficionados Version)

Your Ad-free, early and extended version of our latest Video Essay!

by Michel Abdulaziz & Umnia El-Neil
Apr 28, 2025 ‘The Uninvited’: The excruciating heartbreak of being a woman, or; I love films about magic
‘The Uninvited’: The excruciating heartbreak of being a woman, or; I love films about magic

With effortless charm, a pitch-perfect cast, and a liberating disregard for strict spatial continuity (all the better to disorient you), Nadia Conners has conjured magic here.

by Umnia El-Neil
Deep Dive   -   Apr 23, 2025 Leftist Infighting, Immigrants and Choice Feminism: An Andor Recap (Episodes 1-3)
Leftist Infighting, Immigrants and Choice Feminism: An Andor Recap (Episodes 1-3)

In a nail-bitingly and frustratingly tense trio of episodes, we are not in Ferrix anymore. It’s One Year Later, and rebellion is not like the movies.

by Umnia El-Neil
TV   -   Apr 21, 2025 Government Cheese: American C.R.E.A.M
Government Cheese: American C.R.E.A.M

With a brilliant sense of humour and an earnest spirit, this stylised story of the righteous path might be the dose of nail-bitingly cathartic weekly conflict you're looking for.

by Umnia El-Neil
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