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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.

by Umnia El-Neil
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My Father’s Shadow | OBSCURAE at Cannes

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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.

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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
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Parthenope the movie is surprisingly not as superficial as it appears on the surface - just like Parthenope the woman.

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Plays   -   May 12, 2025 🇬🇧🇪🇸Retrograde (Apollo Theatre, London): Moving Forward by Looking Back
🇬🇧🇪🇸Retrograde (Apollo Theatre, London): Moving Forward by Looking Back

"In merely 90 minutes, the play explores personal & professional betrayals in regards to politics and the arts which remain as relevant as ever, and reminds us that in the face of regression, the only option is to charge forward"

by Nor García Grau
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
O Agente Secreto: Recinte, 1977 | OBSCURAE at Cannes
Film   -   May 21, 2025 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.

by Umnia El-Neil
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Film   -   May 21, 2025 O Agente Secreto: Recinte, 1977 | OBSCURAE at Cannes
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.

by Umnia El-Neil
Film   -   May 21, 2025 My Father’s Shadow | OBSCURAE at Cannes
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The best film I watched at Cannes, and, I believe, the one with the brightest year ahead of it.

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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.

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May 15, 2025 Cannes Can. Can you Cannes?
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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
Film   -   May 13, 2025 Parthenope
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Parthenope the movie is surprisingly not as superficial as it appears on the surface - just like Parthenope the woman.

by Kerrie Draghi
Plays   -   May 12, 2025 🇬🇧🇪🇸Retrograde (Apollo Theatre, London): Moving Forward by Looking Back
🇬🇧🇪🇸Retrograde (Apollo Theatre, London): Moving Forward by Looking Back

"In merely 90 minutes, the play explores personal & professional betrayals in regards to politics and the arts which remain as relevant as ever, and reminds us that in the face of regression, the only option is to charge forward"

by Nor García Grau
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
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