Film
DOPPELGÄNGERS³ | OBSCURAE @ SXSW London
A totally un-self-serious deep dive into the ethics of space travel via experts, underground caves and the exploration of ancestry.
Reviews
All of our reviews, of everything, in one place.
Festivals
Shorts Programme: LGBTQIA+ 2 - HIGHLIGHTS | OBSCURAE @ Raindance 2025
Hot Young Geek Seeks Blood-Sucking Freak, Hands On, A Friend of Dorothy, Big Bass
Festivals
Shorts Programme: Animation | OBSCURAE @ Raindance 2025
Birth Controlled, Percebes, Larval, Have I Swallowed Your Dreams, There Will Be No Other End
Festivals
Student Showcase HIGHLIGHTS | OBSCURAE @ Raindance 2025
The filmmakers of the future, in their element (and some familiar names too!)
Festivals
The Academy | OBSCURAE @ Raindance 2025
This looking glass into the experiences of Art students in Munich pulls no punches.
Sweet and Short
Sweet and Short: Marrow (Dir. Jay T. Grimes)
What makes 'Marrow' stand out is not just its subject matter (fear of ageing is rarely portrayed with this kind of visceral immediacy or violence) but its style.
Sweet and Short
Sweet and Short: Pizzaslice (Dir. Carl Johan Holmboe Dahl)
'Pizzaslice' is an excellent piece for an easy character study with a slight plot twist. It’ll make you feel pity and make you smile. It is vulnerable and genuine. It is just perfectly everything I enjoy about film.
Festivals
A Cell Phone Movie| OBSCURAE @ Raindance 2025
A Cell Phone Movie set out to be the reassuring hug and extra nudge to remind every filmmaker out there that what they want to achieve is possible, and that finding community is key to achieving it.
Plays
“Romeo and Juliet” at the Globe
"There is always a risk when going to the theatre, even if it’s at the Globe. But this summer, Romeo and Juliet is the reminder that you can never watch too much Shakespeare."
Festivals
Corina | OBSCURAE @ Raindance 2025
¡Corina es a toda madre! Apologies, couldn’t help myself. But as a Mexican, I had to proudly praise this film for what it is: a treat.
Festivals
B-Reel: All Hits, No Misses
In a film festival first, Umnia is blown away by not one, not two, but ALL the shorts in a given programme. Someone, write this down!
Film
Jurassic World: Rebirth is Pure Popcorn Fun
There'll never be another Jurassic Park, the film too strong, too sharply drawn to recapture. So maybe we shouldn't try. Rebirth is in that register; beautifully shot, exciting, and understanding of the appeal of a silly diversion without much thought behind it.