'Backrooms' Review: Kane Parsons' A24 Horror Debut Blends Found-Footage with Liminal Space Terror
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Ryan Lattanzio
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Summary
Kane Parsons adapts his popular YouTube series 'Backrooms' into a feature-length A24 horror film. The movie follows explorers navigating a nightmarish, liminal space dimension, blending found-footage aesthetics with cosmic horror reminiscent of 'The Blair Witch Project' and 'Annihilation.' Starring Renate Reinsve and Chiwetel Ejiofor, the film is described as mesmerizing and mind-bending but occasionally uneven in pacing.
Key quotes
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