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Film Reviews from a spectrum of opinions and perspectives

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The Taste of Mango

Umnia El-Neil 22 Dec 2024

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Films we love that come out in 2025

Umnia El-Neil 22 Dec 2024

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OBSCURAE’s Top 5 Documentaries of 2024

Umnia El-Neil 21 Dec 2024

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OBSCURAE’s Favourite Shorts of 2024

Umnia El-Neil 20 Dec 2024

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‘Women and Minorities’ make better films. Fight me. (An End-of-Year Film Industry Analysis)

Umnia El-Neil 19 Dec 2024

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2024 Awards ‘Hots’

Umnia El-Neil 17 Dec 2024

Graphic with a pink flower, hand-drawn heart, and text: "2024 Awards Underdogs" about underrecognized films, from Obscurae.

2024 Awards Underdogs

Umnia El-Neil 16 Dec 2024

Graphic with stacked cards reading "WARNING! CONTROVERSIAL" in red, "2024 Awards 'not's" listing four unenjoyable acclaimed films, from Obscurae.

2024 Awards ‘not’s (WARNING: Controversial!)

Umnia El-Neil 15 Dec 2024

Movie poster for "All We Imagine as Light" by Payal Kapadia, showing two Indian women against blue-lit Mumbai backdrop. BFI release.

All We Imagine as Light

Umnia El-Neil 19 Nov 2024

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EAT/SLEEP/CHEER/REPEAT

Umnia El-Neil 19 Nov 2024

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Prospect House: Fragile Fiction

Umnia El-Neil 19 Nov 2024

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Mrs. Robinson: The Blueprint of Leadership

Umnia El-Neil 19 Nov 2024