A24's 'Backrooms' Film Adaptation Receives Critical Acclaim
The A24 film adaptation of the viral 'Backrooms' meme, directed by Kane Parsons, has garnered positive reviews from critics, praised for its unsettling liminal horror and unique approach to the genre.
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Backrooms review – Kane Parsons’ icily disturbing horror rewrites the genre rulebook
Debut from 20-year-old director examines memory, reality and fear after Chiwetel Ejiofor accesses an infinite series of hidden rooms that all feel creepily askew All the lonely people … where do they all belong? YouTuber Kane Parsons makes his feature directing debut with this icily brilliant and genuinely disturbing conceptual horror film based on his web series, and scripted by Will Soodik. There is something here of J-horror, the V/H/S found footage franchise, Dan Erickson’s Severance and ...
By Peter Bradshaw
Read full article →Box Office: A24’s ‘Backrooms’ Aims for Record $45 Million-Plus Opening Weekend, Continuing Hot Streak for Low-Budget Horror
“Backrooms” is poised for breakout status at the box office. A24’s eerie horror film, from YouTube creator-turned-director Kane Parsons, should earn $40 million to $50 million in its opening weekend. It’s a massive result, one that would shatter the record for A24’s biggest debut to date, a benchmark that belongs to Alex Garland’s 2024 thriller […]
By Rebecca Rubin
Read full article →‘Backrooms’ Review: Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve Get Lost in A24’s Creepy but Underbaked Liminal Horror
Produced by James Wan and Osgood Perkins, the film adapts director Kane Parsons' own series of shorts set in an extra-dimensional maze of office-like rooms and hallways.
By Angie Han
Read full article →‘Backrooms’ Review: Chiwetel Ejiofor And Renate Reinsve Open The Door To Terror In You Tuber Kane Parson’s Eerie Feature Debut
There 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, and in the last couple […]
By Pete Hammond
Read full article →‘Backrooms’ review: meme-based horror runs on unsettling vibes and creepy visuals
YouTuber Kane Parsons’ viral web series leaps onto the big screen The post ‘Backrooms’ review: meme-based horror runs on unsettling vibes and creepy visuals appeared first on NME.
By Matt Maytum
Read full article →Backrooms Review: A Quietly Terrifying Piece Of Liminal Horror
What Backrooms lacks in its script, the movie makes up for in its meticulously terrifying approach to liminal horror that gets under the skin.
By Graeme Guttmann
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