Film
Sinners won so hard it killed Warner Bros...?
Black people? Winning? It seems the American Far Right can't allow the success of Black Americans to go unpunished.
Opinion
No holds barred, pushing the conversation forward.
Watchlists
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
Film
The best films of 2026 (that we saw in 2025)
Watchlists at the ready, aficionados!
Film
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!
Opinion
Charli XCX and the hierarchy of chasing cool
In a recent Substack post, Charli muses on cool as a protective mechanism around an artist's control and integrity, cultural miscommunication and facsimile, ubiquity and the concept of passionate creation. I want to propose that something deeper is at play.
Opinion
UMNIA's Ins and Outs for 2026, culturally speaking.
It's shaping up to be a very cool, and very offline, year for a lot of people. My two cents, should you be interested, are enclosed.
Opinion
Elon Musk froze culture and we must unfreeze it.
The reason for forever sequels, Billboard Chart freeze, nostalgia pop, COVID Denial and the rising price of RAM is all the same -- and we cannot let it continue if we want to survive.
Deep Dive
we actually can retire Euphoria.
Gen-Z, Purity Politics, Sydney Sweeney, Creepy Old Men™, Embarrassing Boyfriends, The Epstein Files, Olivia Nuzzi, Generational Infighting, Eddington, abuse, and Sex on Screen. Also Nick Fuentes.
Film
Man Strives For Greatness, but there are Consequences™: How to break the Toxic Ambition loop on Film
Can anyone imagine greatness without the same old consequences?
Film
The best films of the year were all made by women.
Incredible coincidence – will hollywood heed the message?
Music
Woman’s Best Friend? | Thoughts on Sabrina Carpenter’s Cover Art
This backlash isn’t unexpected and may very well be part of Carpenter’s design to get people discussing. Sabrina is known to satirise male incompetence and female image and sexuality. But is this a step too far?
Film
Audience Etiquette and Minecraft Memes.
The biggest movie in the world right now is kind of a mess, but not for the reasons a movie that's based on yet another intellectual property might have you think it is.