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An anti-scroll collection of newsworthy things we watched & read this week.
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Wuthering Heights and "Apolitical" Art at Berlinale (Ft. Farah Sadek) | Sophisticulture (FULL EPISODE)
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Emerald Fennell, Class Politics, and Me.
After "Wuthering Heights", it's become clear that, at the very least, Fennell wields, perhaps naively, a dangerous politic.
Everyone has something to say about Wuthering Heights
4 OBSCURAE contributors, new and old, chime in on Fennell's third Feature.
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An anti-scroll collection of newsworthy things we watched & read this week.
Guess who's back again? | Sophisticulture ft. Wanji Hartig (FULL EPISODE)
Benito Bowl, Train Dreams to Nightmares, and opinions aren't hitting the Wuthering Heights one might have hoped for.
The President's Cake, or; The First Time I Learned About Death and Watching It Again
In a powerful review, Farah grapples with the beauty and the pain of the film within a rich context.
Crime 101: An All-Star Heist Without the Thrill
Beneath its polished exterior, lies a story that never fully capitalizes on it's potential.
Giant (Spoiler Review)
Piers Brosnan and Amir El-Masry star in "The UK's answer to Rocky" - Suhalia analyses the biopic for its hits and it's misses.
The Bloody Social Politics of Send Help
Send Help moves at a lightning pace in setting the stage, gnarly, disgusting, with all our favorite practical effects and Raimi-isms to make the blood rush to our ears. And without the costume of modern society, the movie illustrates how much capitalism is a pantomime none of us asked to be part of.
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An anti-scroll collection of newsworthy things we watched & read this week.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
"Despite my usual sequel fatigue, I could not wait for The Bone Temple. I’m relieved to report that it not only justifies its existence but also beautifully concludes the story of its predecessor."
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Iron Lung: Mark did it, and so can you.
A new indie horror film swept the Box Office this weekend, and could signal a massive shift in the industry - Amy-May reports back for us.
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An anti-scroll collection of newsworthy things we watched & read this week.
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Primate: Nope spin-off?
"Overall, as far as slasher flicks go, it's not everyday we get one where the killer is a psychotic chimp"
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SPOILERS: I have now also watched Twinless, James Sweeney's perfect crime.
An incredibly self-serious demon twink comedy, the film Michel highly recommended from Tribeca has finally made it to my eyeballs.
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[ENG/ARB] Khartoum - Interview with Directors Rawia AlHag, Phil Cox, and lead subject, Khadmallah
When it premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival to resounding applause, the filmmakers knew that the audience were craving that sincerity. The film resists grand explanations, opting for stories that you wouldn’t see in the headlines.
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An anti-scroll collection of newsworthy things we watched & read this week.
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ARCHIVE: F1: Boomer Propaganda
For the glossy Hollywood Treatment of the world's most glamorous extreme sport, Kosinski asks the question: Should we bring back Brad Pitt Blockbusters? (Spoilers: No, thanks.)
Stranger Things than Queerbaiting Have Happened (So why are we still doing it in 2026?) - SPOILERS
I personally clung onto my trust in the Duffer Brothers to deliver a nuanced exploration of this topic in Season 5 to produce one of the best written queer characters in television history. Instead, we were queerbaited.
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Creators that will make you smarter in 2026
Editor's Note: This is a soft-pilot test of "Offline Algorithm", a new (separate) newsletter we're putting together at OBSCURAE to keep you updated and informed without the doomscroll. It may be a teensy bit more overtly political than you're used to us
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The best films of 2026 (that we saw in 2025)
Watchlists at the ready, aficionados!
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Behind Festival Season: A Volunteer’s POV
Come take a look at what really goes on behind the scenes of a film festival, and I’ll share my festival volunteer do’s and don’ts!
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Analogue is in, so here's some offline inspo
From London-based book clubs to my friend's novel, I think we're all gonna benefit from a little analogue-ing of our lives in 2026. Here are some suggestions to get you started...