“Obex” (*1/2 out of four) was an obscure, overly heavy-handed melodrama about a man (Albert Birney) who lives in almost complete isolation with his dog but their secluded life is disrupted when they play the title game of OBEX in which the lines of reality and game are blurred and he has to enter the world of the game to rescue her and at the same time rescue his sanity. A vanity project for writer/director/star/co-producer Birney who seems to have been influenced by early-period Darren Aronofsky (“Pi” in particular). Film holds you initially with its black-and-white photography and eerie mood but soon sputters and becomes monochromatic and monotonous.