'Backrooms' Review: Kane Parsons' Feature Debut Brings YouTuber Horror to A24 with Chiwetel Ejiofor
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Pete Hammond
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Summary
A review of 'Backrooms,' the feature film debut of 20-year-old YouTuber Kane Parsons, expanding his viral YouTube short series into a full-length horror film distributed by A24. The film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as a furniture store owner whose walls come alive, alongside Renate Reinsve. The review contextualizes the film within a trend of young YouTuber filmmakers finding success in horror cinema, following hits like 'Iron Lung' and 'Obsession.'
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· 2 pulledThere has been a lot of buzz about A24's latest entry into the cinematic horror sweepstakes where it seems every weekend a new You Tuber or previously unknown young filmmaker becomes the next big thing.
Coming off self-financed You Tuber Mark Fischbach's $50 million grossing early 2026 success, Iron Lung... we now have 20 year old wunderkind Kane Parsons who has taken his viral You Tube series of shorts, Backrooms and expanded the idea into his first feature film.
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