Film Reviews from a spectrum of opinions and perspectives
Film
In the age of information and marketing material proliferation, it is quite rare to go into a film completely blind, and yet this was my experience with the Italian film Primavera, which was a huge factor in how I received it. Primavera had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto
SXSW 2026
A color-blocked crime caper, an action-packed ballet thriller, a reality-warping romance, and a witchy satire on toxic female friendship make up just a few of our most anticipated festival watches.
Film
"We need to talk" is one of the most frightening sentences in the English language, but what makes it so? The anticipation, the dreadful wait, and the scenarios running through one’s mind. This is what watching Nino felt like. Pauline Loquès drops her audience into that exact
Film
Black people? Winning? It seems the American Far Right can't allow the success of Black Americans to go unpunished.
SOPHISTICULTURE
Sophisticulture is a podcast for people who care a lot about stories and storytellers, and can be found on all major Podcast platforms.
Film
Out on iPlayer today, short film FLINT unfolds with patterns, connections, repetition, and surreal sequences [that] are becoming a signature in Khalid’s storytelling style. It’s what pulled me in while watching his first feature film “In Camera” and has me coming back to new projects.
Interview
Suhaila dives into Khalid's process creating his award-winning short film, which is available on BBC iPlayer from February 27th -- mild spoilers ahead.
Film
From the team that brought us "Sing Sing", a quiet, sad film with brilliant performances emerges. However, its place in the Best Picture lineup feels less secure.
SOPHISTICULTURE
Wuthering Heights and "Apolitical" Art at Berlinale (Ft. Farah Sadek) | Sophisticulture (FULL EPISODE)0:00/3803.5853061224491× Sophisticulture is a podcast for people who care a lot about stories and storytellers, and can be found on all major Podcast platforms. Find Farah Sadek across the interweb! Instagram @filmwithfarah
Deep Dive
After "Wuthering Heights", it's become clear that, at the very least, Fennell wields, perhaps naively, a dangerous politic.
Film
4 OBSCURAE contributors, new and old, chime in on Fennell's third Feature.
Film
In a powerful review, Farah grapples with the beauty and the pain of the film within a rich context.