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Feb 04, 2025 Her Name Was Moviola: Time moves at speed
Her Name Was Moviola: Time moves at speed

I have told everyone i’ve ever met who operated in the Film age how much I do not envy them one bit. I am a kid who knows how to respect my elders - and the work that went in to making a movie back in the day is

by Umnia El-Neil
Reviews   -   Feb 04, 2025 OBSCURAE’s Most Anticipated Picks for Santa Barbara International Film Festival
OBSCURAE’s Most Anticipated Picks for Santa Barbara International Film Festival

UMNIA is the Editor-in-Chief & Primary Festival Correspondent for OBSCURAE, as well as a massive fan of ✨Camp. Mistress Dispeller A messy family doc with affairs and cheating? Camp. Coup 53 Ralph Fiennes narrating the interview an MI6 Agent admitting to plotting the Iranian coup of 1953? Camp. JANE AUSTEN

by Umnia El-Neil
Jan 22, 2025 ⚡️Real Films for this moment in ‘Western’ History
⚡️Real Films for this moment in ‘Western’ History

I wish this weren’t the first article of 2025, but simply put, we need our medicine (movies). As we watch the Titanic that is the Western Hegemonic powers snap in half and sink into the sea, few things seem certain or secure. What I can assure you is that

by Umnia El-Neil
Watchlists   -   Dec 29, 2024 Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Challengers’
Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Challengers’

Luca and Justin gave us the most iconic Ambitious Horny Queers in cinema history this year. Here’s three films to keep the vibes going. A Bigger Splash Luca’s earlier work, a little straighter here than Challengers, but filled with horny ambitious people, for sure. A ton of drama,

by Umnia El-Neil
Watchlists   -   Dec 28, 2024 Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Babygirl’.
Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Babygirl’.

Halina gave us a 2024 version of a 90’s erotic thriller unlike anything we could have hoped for, and here’s to way more of that in the New Year. In the meantime - here’s some films that harmonise with ‘Babygirl’. Nightbitch A feral look at womanhood, motherhood,

by Umnia El-Neil
Dec 27, 2024 Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Anora’
Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Anora’

Anora made us soar before it made us cry, and left us feeling alive. Here are three films that can help you recapture the magic. We Live in Time Whirlwind romance, with a bittersweet ending - and a woman empowered to make the choices that she wants for her own

by Umnia El-Neil
Her Name Was Moviola: Time moves at speed
Feb 04, 2025 Her Name Was Moviola: Time moves at speed

I have told everyone i’ve ever met who operated in the Film age how much I do not envy them one bit. I am a kid who knows how to respect my elders - and the work that went in to making a movie back in the day is

by Umnia El-Neil
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Feb 04, 2025 Her Name Was Moviola: Time moves at speed
Her Name Was Moviola: Time moves at speed

I have told everyone i’ve ever met who operated in the Film age how much I do not envy them one bit. I am a kid who knows how to respect my elders - and the work that went in to making a movie back in the day is

by Umnia El-Neil
Reviews   -   Feb 04, 2025 OBSCURAE’s Most Anticipated Picks for Santa Barbara International Film Festival
OBSCURAE’s Most Anticipated Picks for Santa Barbara International Film Festival

UMNIA is the Editor-in-Chief & Primary Festival Correspondent for OBSCURAE, as well as a massive fan of ✨Camp. Mistress Dispeller A messy family doc with affairs and cheating? Camp. Coup 53 Ralph Fiennes narrating the interview an MI6 Agent admitting to plotting the Iranian coup of 1953? Camp. JANE AUSTEN

by Umnia El-Neil
Jan 22, 2025 ⚡️Real Films for this moment in ‘Western’ History
⚡️Real Films for this moment in ‘Western’ History

I wish this weren’t the first article of 2025, but simply put, we need our medicine (movies). As we watch the Titanic that is the Western Hegemonic powers snap in half and sink into the sea, few things seem certain or secure. What I can assure you is that

by Umnia El-Neil
Watchlists   -   Dec 29, 2024 Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Challengers’
Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Challengers’

Luca and Justin gave us the most iconic Ambitious Horny Queers in cinema history this year. Here’s three films to keep the vibes going. A Bigger Splash Luca’s earlier work, a little straighter here than Challengers, but filled with horny ambitious people, for sure. A ton of drama,

by Umnia El-Neil
Watchlists   -   Dec 28, 2024 Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Babygirl’.
Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Babygirl’.

Halina gave us a 2024 version of a 90’s erotic thriller unlike anything we could have hoped for, and here’s to way more of that in the New Year. In the meantime - here’s some films that harmonise with ‘Babygirl’. Nightbitch A feral look at womanhood, motherhood,

by Umnia El-Neil
Dec 27, 2024 Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Anora’
Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Anora’

Anora made us soar before it made us cry, and left us feeling alive. Here are three films that can help you recapture the magic. We Live in Time Whirlwind romance, with a bittersweet ending - and a woman empowered to make the choices that she wants for her own

by Umnia El-Neil
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