OBEX

Name: OBEX
Genre: Sci-Fi
Released: January 9, 2026
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 75

2026

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Oscilloscope Laboratories | Release Date: January 9, 2026 | Not Rated

Summary: 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.

Genre(s): Sci-Fi

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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RogerEbert.com Zachary Lee

Jan 9, 2026

Even though we can pick our flavor of digital numbing, Birney brings his DIY mentality and a host of collaborators who are in sync with his sensibilities to craft a project that shakes us out of the tempting lull and urges us to live life as an NPC. Read full review

IndieWire Ryan Lattanzio

Jan 31, 2025

OBEX is a warm yearn for simpler times, told by a distinctive cinematic voice. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jan 16, 2026

What’s surprising is how ethereally effective Birney’s DIY gestalt is as a reverse state of consciousness: an outside where before there was only inside. Read full review

The Film Stage Jordan Raup

Feb 1, 2025

With its cohesive black-and-white cinematography from Pete Ohs, a dedicated performance from Birney, and a plethora of crafty homespun special effects, OBEX is an inherently likable journey that should appeal to more than just those whose childhood was similarly, inextricably linked to this early era of computing. Read full review

Benjamin Franz

Jan 9, 2026

OBEX is an earnest, strange, and delightful adventure. Read full review

Jacob Oller

Feb 1, 2025

This blend of genres, aesthetics, realities, and virtual realities doesn’t all add up—or adds up a bit too neatly, as the script makes Conor’s hazy backstory unmistakably clear—but OBEX is still endearingly contained, passionately executed, and impressively unique. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Jan 29, 2026

Its gentleness and incremental increases in weirdness are a feature, not a bug. Read full review

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