Festivals
Corina | OBSCURAE @ Raindance 2025
¡Corina es a toda madre! Apologies, couldn’t help myself. But as a Mexican, I had to proudly praise this film for what it is: a treat.
Film
Film Reviews from a spectrum of opinions and perspectives
Festivals
B-Reel: All Hits, No Misses
In a film festival first, Umnia is blown away by not one, not two, but ALL the shorts in a given programme. Someone, write this down!
Film
Jurassic World: Rebirth is Pure Popcorn Fun
There'll never be another Jurassic Park, the film too strong, too sharply drawn to recapture. So maybe we shouldn't try. Rebirth is in that register; beautifully shot, exciting, and understanding of the appeal of a silly diversion without much thought behind it.
Festivals
Shorts Programme: LGBTQIA+ 1 - HIGHLIGHTS
Freak, I'm So Sorry Baby, Bisexual Crisis!!!
Raindance Film Festival 2025
Nawi: Dear Future Me | OBSCURAE @ Raindance 2025
A visually stunning film with superb writing, pacing and performances, Nawi: Dear Future Me is more than just a film about how selling underage girls into marriage is bad.
Sweet and Short
Sweet and Short: Bricked (Dir. Will Stepney)
Directed with restraint and urgency, 'Bricked' is visually engaging and emotionally unnerving.
Festivals
Shorts Programme: Radical Agendas - HIGHLIGHTS | OBSCURAE @ Raindance 2025
'Bulldozer' and 'How to Translate a Miracle'
Deep Dive
I (Finally) Saw the TV Glow: Them vs Us, and the Illusion of the "Trans Film"
Putting a pin on the debate pushed onto the work of every queer artist, where everything they create is treated as inherently political just for existing – much like the artists themselves –, I Saw the TV Glow (2024) is a visually stunning film that is purposely vague in its storytelling.
Festivals
Regina | OBSCURAE @ Raindance 2025
Regina is a weird combination of both a coming-of-age tale and a gripping, mind-bending psychological thriller.
Reviews
28 Years Later
A surprising, existential and experimental new entry into the iconic series that, while sometimes uneven, still provides more than enough juicy meat for horror fans to sink their teeth into.
Festivals
Heavyweight | OBSCURAE @ Raindance 2025
A riveting and well-made character study that goes deeper on the tenuous mind-space boxers manage in the lead up to the world's most beloved bloodsport.
Raindance Film Festival 2025
Preview: Raindance Film Festival
Let's see the most anticipated watches for some of our team at Obscurae.