20 Upcoming Movies With UTTERLY INSANE Plots

12. Obex

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OBEX release date: January 9, 2026.

OBEX is the new film from Albert Birney (Strawberry Mansion) in which a man, Connor Marsh (Birney), begins playing the titular cutting-edge video game, and once his beloved dog Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and video game begins to uneasily blur.

Though Birney evidently didn't have a huge budget to work with here, the trailer does a brilliant job selling the relentless creativity of the visuals, fusing hand-crafted practical effects with low-fi VFX that serve as a homage to the 8-bit era of gaming.

One of the trailer's pull quotes likens it to a mash-up of The Legend of Zelda and David Lynch's Eraserhead, which is pretty much an instant way to sell a movie to a whole lot of people.

The film has received universal acclaim since its premiere at Sundance back in January, and looks like a must-see for both video game fans and anyone who wants to support micro-budget filmmaking.

 
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