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Umnia El-Neil

Umnia El-Neil is a British-Sudanese culture opinion writer and Shonda Rhimes TGIT Graduate.

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Why it's taken me a while to talk about Digger (Totally Unbiased Review)(SPOILERS)

Umnia El-Neil 5 Oct 2026

Black-and-white MUBI Fest promotional image showing a close-up of a person in a wide-brimmed hat, with text reading “MUBI FEST,” “ROSE,” “LONDON,” and “NOV 13–15.”

MUBI FEST London launches this November with Andrew Haigh, Lukas Dhont and Donnie Darko

Umnia El-Neil 3 Oct 2026

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Her Private Hell: Daddy Issues, and Ending Explained (SPOILERS) (Film Review)

Umnia El-Neil 23 Sep 2026

Six-still collage from MUBI’s 2026 BFI London Film Festival slate, showing a mix of colour and black-and-white film scenes.

LFFSCURAE 2026

Umnia El-Neil 14 Sep 2026

Two men in a period office, one seated beside a typewriter and papers while a uniformed military officer stands and gestures across the desk.

Whatever the Weather: Pressure (Review)

Umnia El-Neil 10 Sep 2026

A tattooed young man lies on a dark blue bed, holding a vape.

Blue Film: The Question of Perversion (Film Review)

Umnia El-Neil 10 Sep 2026

Thought Summer 2026 title card

epilogue: a call to arms | Thought Summer 2026

Umnia El-Neil 24 Aug 2026

Two figures in a red-lit gothic scene from the short film Red City.

Red City | Sweet and Short

Umnia El-Neil 19 Aug 2026

Callum Turner in Rosebush Pruning

What's the deal with Rosebush Pruning? (Spoiler Free)

Umnia El-Neil 18 Aug 2026

Thought Summer 2026 title card

popular art changes real life | Thought Summer 2026

Umnia El-Neil 17 Aug 2026

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The full OBSCURAE × Gabriel Silva Summer Collection is live

Umnia El-Neil 16 Aug 2026

A sunlit summer scene accompanying On Hot Girl Summers.

On Hot Girl Summers.

Umnia El-Neil 15 Aug 2026