Obex
Directed by Albert Birney5.696%5.2
Conor Marsh lives a secluded life with his dog, Sandy, until one day he begins playing OBEX, a new, state-of-the-art computer game. When Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and game blurs and Conor must venture into the strange world of OBEX to bring her home.
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- jackmeat12 februari 2026My quick rating - 5.4/10. Some flicks feel like they were made in a studio. Others feel like they were made in a garage with a haunted typewriter and a stack of obsolete computer manuals. OBEX proudly belongs to the second category, and I mean that as a compliment. This is the kind of movie I lined up specifically because it looks weird, and thankfully, it does not betray that promise. The story follows Conor Marsh, played by Albert Birney, a reclusive, agoraphobic VHS-hoarding introvert whose home décor style can best be described as “Blockbuster exploded.” His main real-world interaction is with grocery delivery driver Mary (Callie Hernandez), his dog Sandy, and approximately seventeen thousand hours of analog media. When he starts playing a mysterious new computer game, and Sandy goes missing, he dives into the game world to get her back. In movies, that’s always step one and never a terrible idea. Shot in black and white and set in 1987, the film leans hard into a retro computing atmosphere. You get dot matrix printer music, old-school UI charm, chunky hardware, and enough ambient tech noise to trigger flashbacks in anyone who’s ever heard a modem scream. I loved the old-school video game sounds during the credits. That alone nearly earned a nostalgia bonus point. There’s also a glorious stack of televisions and enough VHS tapes to survive several media apocalypses. I refuse to judge Conor for this because I do not live in a glass house. Mine has been made of all sorts, from VHS through Bluray. The vibe is lo-fi analog nightmare with a surrealist streak. The game world characters are creative, awkward, and delightfully strange. There’s a moment with a guy who has a giant monitor for a head (Frank Mosley) getting into a car, and the camera very conveniently cuts away because there is absolutely no universe where that man folded into a sedan like origami. Respect to the edit. That said, the nostalgia sometimes feels more “researched aesthetic” than lived-in memory. It has a bit of that YouTube-retro-essay energy rather than firsthand tech-era trauma. Also, while I appreciate that they found an old Mac for authenticity, it was very clearly just there for emotional support. The themes land better than the suspense. The movie explores digital escapism and how screen obsession can quietly replace real connection, especially the simple, important kind (like, say, noticing your dog exists). The emotional core works. The game-world action is fun but very limited and never especially intense. Budget is clearly the final boss here. I’d love to say the ending surprised me, but my brain called it early and made popcorn. Still, points for commitment. OBEX is intentionally small-scale, creative, and amusingly surreal. Not thrilling, but unique and memorable. Like finding a cursed floppy disk and still putting it in your computer anyway. You know you would.
- Jacob O’Neal1 april 2026I love when someone swings for the fences on a micro budget. The results aren’t always perfect but that they did it makes it worth the watch. Obex is a flawed Lynchian style film that somehow incorporates video game style quests like Legend Of Zelda. I can’t describe the plot, but I will touch on parts. The lead is a shut in who has tv’s and computers in every room. This movie takes place in the late 80’s when tech was very much more analog. That he had so much shows he was a future thinker. He made pictures with random characters on his keyboard that were near exact matches of photos people would send him. He has a dog named Sandy, whom he loves. He has three TV’s stacked on top of each other and seems someone preoccupied by cicadas. Then a mysterious video game becomes his life when he must quest to find his missing dog. It sounds pretty lame on the surface. The first two acts were much more of a visual film that sets you in a dreamscape reality that seems a touch unsettling. By the third act he’s in the world of the game where effects and characters showed up in 8 bit glory. This whole film is in black and white. It gave a sort of Eraserhead feel. This was ambitious and kinda dark. I enjoyed the first two acts more than the third but the emotional core made the whole film worth it. If you like David Lynch, black and white or even small indies with a decent amount of visual gravitas then check it out.
- thecomputerguy8127 maart 2026what the hell did i just try to watch?
- MrPoke9 maart 2026Actually peak
Obex Trivia
Obex was released on 9 maart 2026.
Obex was directed by Albert Birney.
Obex has a runtime of 1 u, 31 m.
Obex was produced by Albert Birney, James Belfer, Emma Hannaway, Pete Ohs.
Conor Marsh lives a secluded life with his dog, Sandy, until one day he begins playing OBEX, a new, state-of-the-art computer game. When Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and game blurs and Conor must venture into the strange world of OBEX to bring her home.
The key characters in Obex are Conor / Ixaroth (Albert Birney), Sandy (Dorothy the Dog), Mary (Callie Hernandez).
Obex is rated R.
Obex is a Sciencefiction, Horror, Fantasie film.
Obex had a budget of US$ 5.000.
Obex has made US$ 32.452 at the box office.