OBEX
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Conor Marsh's secluded life is disrupted when he plays the OBEX game. His dog Sandy disappears, blurring reality and game. Conor enters the OBEX world to rescue Sandy, navigating its strange realms.
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Albert Birney's 'OBEX' emerges as a haunting meditation on isolation and digital escapism that defies easy categorization, blending mystical visuals with video game aesthetics in a way that lingers long after the credits roll. While critics praise its originality and Lynchian atmosphere, many struggle with its deliberately slow pacing and abstract emotional core, creating a divisive experience that rewards patient viewers seeking something genuinely unique.
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- Feb 1, 2025
Fascinating and ethereal. Albert's work has such a consistent mystical feel and this is yet another engaging entry in his body of work. It's kind of my least favorite of his, mainly due to pacing and a bit of a difficult emotional core to connect with, and yet it's still…
James (Schaffrillas)Jan 29, 2025maybe the first film I've seen that isn't just nostalgic for video games but understands how much they can inform our waking, and not waking, life which, rather naturally, results in something defiant of taxonomy or even a clear intended audience (even if I'm very much it)…
Justin LaLibertyJan 25, 2025It was snowing as we walked to the theater. Very dreamy.
albertbirney - Jan 22, 2026
Do you want to see OBEX in a movie theater? Do you live in New York NY, Los Angeles CA, Albany NY, Columbus OH, Boulder CO, Akron OH, Baltimore MD, Milwaukee WI, Santa Fe NM, Burlington VT, Santa Ana CA, Indianapolis IN, San Francisco CA, Pittsburgh PA, St. Louis MO,…
albertbirneyFeb 25, 2026After enjoying Albert Birney's other mainly animated films I was curious to check this film about dealing with reality from a shut in who does computer photos of portraits for people at five dollars a pop on a terrible photocopier. There's a lot here to impact as…
pirateneckbeardJan 25, 2025<3 (I’m the guy with a TV for a head.)
Frank Mosley - Mar 17, 2026
It starts out like a typical atmospheric horror movie and by the end, it turns into a surreal drama. Director Albert Birney really pulls it off in the first genre more than the second and what's more peculiar is that the first half is actually way more funny than the video…
rickFeb 8, 2026This was a very interesting watch I liked it for the most part. I found the concept to be pretty original in a way and very well done. But the problem that I kinda had was the pacing it was pretty slow and it showed. The acting was good and I liked that it was in black and…
horrormikaJan 29, 2025“Obex” is the kind of powerfully subconscious film that works on you after you’ve finished watching it, flooding back to your mind when you hear cicadas, while you stare at a blank television, or simply standing in line at the grocery store. It’s an effect that is often…
Robert Daniels
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- Jen dislikedOBEX
I just could not get into this movie. Not much really happens and it’s just a little too bizarre for me.
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Jan 31, 2025
With fun production elements, a goofy storyline, discordant yet effective sound design, and enough oddness to keep things captivating, traversing through the world of OBEX makes for quite an entertaining journey.
Jason Gorber
Collider
Jan 31, 2025
OBEX is a lo-fi stunner of a video game movie, merging a deeper understanding of the way games work with playful and creative sequences that also pack a deeply emotional punch.
Chase Hutchinson
IGN
Jan 30, 2025
Albert Birney knows that fantasy is a potent force, that it can lead you deep into the worst parts of yourself, or, with the right influences, lead you back to life.
Chuck Bowen
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