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Collage of taped horror and thriller movie stills on a lined notebook-paper background with spiderweb doodles.

OBSCURAE’s Scare Syllabus: Underrated Horror Must-Watches

Anika Williams-Hewitt 21 Oct 2026

Four elaborately costumed performers pose on an ornate silver throne before red stage curtains, with sequins, fishnets and dramatic cabaret-style makeup.

The Making of a Cult Classic: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Wanji Hartig 19 Oct 2026

Four people holding takeaway coffee cups talk under bunting in a beachfront shelter, with water and a distant city skyline behind them.

SITUATIONSHIP Makes a Case for Queer Stories in the Vertical Space

Frankie Mara 12 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

Close-up of a person’s face in darkness with blue and green light projected across their eyes.

A brief word on Questioning as a Destination in "I Saw the TV Glow"

Julia Olko 18 Sep 2026

An older woman and a man in formal evening wear sit at a restaurant table by open balcony doors, holding hands beside a pink rose and breakfast dishes.

Metanarrative 101: What does it mean for a film to be "Post-modern"?

Lewis Taylor 17 Sep 2026

Installation view from Zineb Sedira’s When Words Fall Silent, Cinema Speaks… at Tate Britain.

When Words Fall Silent, Cinema Speaks…

Lucie Goulet 5 Sep 2026

A sunlit summer scene accompanying On Hot Girl Summers.

On Hot Girl Summers.

Umnia El-Neil 15 Aug 2026

Artwork for OBSCURAE’s Women X 2026 five-film watchlist.

5 films we’re excited to see at Women X 2026

Umnia El-Neil 14 Aug 2026

Robert Pattinson in a neon-lit still from the official Primetime trailer.

Robert Pattinson takes a seat in the first Primetime trailer

Umnia El-Neil 8 Aug 2026

Ash-covered woman with braided hair reclines in a dim candlelit room, wearing tattered dark fabric and extending one hand.

SHE IS THE ANSWER: Interview With the Vampire Renewed for Season 4 as Queen of the Damned

Zunaira Toor 27 Jul 2026

Black-and-white MUBI Sonic Journeys Weekender poster with performer silhouette, soundwave pattern, date 7–9 August and Everyman Screen on the Green venue text.

MUBI and Everyman tune into cinema’s soundscapes with Sonic Journeys Weekender

Umnia El-Neil 24 Jul 2026