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Umnia El-Neil

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

Two men face each other on a small-town street; one wears a cowboy hat, glasses, and holstered gun, the other a vest over a striped shirt.

Eddington: A kid playing with Knives | OBSCURAE at Cannes

Umnia El-Neil 17 May 2025

Person in a diving suit with helmet and headlamp in a dark underwater environment near a metal ladder, looking tense.

I am not too cool to cry at the "Mission Impossible" movie | OBSCURAE at Cannes

Umnia El-Neil 15 May 2025

Woman with curly red hair wearing a "State Champs '94" cap, against dark background with large gold text "GENIUS" and torn newspaper strips.

The Genius of Poker Face (Video Essay)

Michel Abdulaziz 10 May 2025

A man with stubble embraces a woman with long dark hair in a dimly lit room, his expression tense and distant.

Rebellions are built on Hope: An Andor Mega Recap (Episodes 4-9)

Umnia El-Neil 7 May 2025

Woman with curly red hair wearing a "State Champs '94" cap, against dark background with large gold text "GENIUS" and torn newspaper strips.

The Genius of Poker Face (Paid Aficionados Version)

Michel Abdulaziz 7 May 2025

Five people in a candlelit living room; four sit or stand around an elderly person lying on a couch, appearing somber.

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‘The Uninvited’: The excruciating heartbreak of being a woman, or; I love films about magic

Umnia El-Neil 28 Apr 2025

Three people stand in a wheat field; a young woman with curly dark hair looks concerned, flanked by a man and a woman behind her.

Leftist Infighting, Immigrants and Choice Feminism: An Andor Recap (Episodes 1-3)

Umnia El-Neil 23 Apr 2025

Four people sitting on the hood of a vintage car with California plates in a suburban driveway, dressed in 1970s attire.

Government Cheese: American C.R.E.A.M

Umnia El-Neil 21 Apr 2025

Woman with long curly hair wearing a metal nose prosthetic or mask device with leather straps, lit in warm amber tones.

The Ugly Stepsister: It's all rotten

Umnia El-Neil 17 Apr 2025

Stylized movie poster with multiple characters against a purple sky with green lightning, central figure wearing a blue "W" jacket.

Freaky Tales will blow your mind.

Umnia El-Neil 14 Apr 2025

Collage of five women celebrities in black-and-white with bold red text "NO SYMPATHY." on a torn paper background.

The Case for Unlikeable Women

Umnia El-Neil 12 Apr 2025

Collage of five women celebrities in black and white with bold red text "NO SYMPATHY." above on a torn paper background.

The Case for Unlikeable Women (Paid Aficionados Extended Version)

Umnia El-Neil 8 Apr 2025