TV
A whole Galaxy out there: An Andor Mega Recap (Episodes 10-12)
In a gripping and emotional finale, we realise the true protagonist has been Luthen all along.
Umnia El-Neil
Umnia El-Neil is a British-Sudanese artist and professional pop culture fan.
Festivals
O Agente Secreto: Recinte, 1977 | OBSCURAE at Cannes
Once we really know what’s going on, that’s when things get bloody, and Kleber Mendonça Filho will have you on the edge of your seat.
Festivals
My Father’s Shadow | OBSCURAE at Cannes
The best film I watched at Cannes, and, I believe, the one with the brightest year ahead of it.
Festivals
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.
Film
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.
Deep Dive
The Genius of Poker Face (Video Essay)
Watch the Extended Version here!
Deep Dive
Rebellions are built on Hope: An Andor Mega Recap (Episodes 4-9)
We are all Ghor.
Deep Dive
The Genius of Poker Face (Paid Aficionados Version)
Your Ad-free, early and extended version of our latest Video Essay!
‘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.
Deep Dive
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.
TV
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.
Film
The Ugly Stepsister: It's all rotten
At the heart of female fantasy lies the painful, drastic, desperate core.