‘Backrooms’ Review: Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve Get Lost in A24’s Creepy but Underbaked Liminal Horror
The film 'Backrooms' explores a surreal and unsettling alternate reality, drawing from internet lore. Directed by Kane Parsons and featuring stars like Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve, it presents a mix of intriguing concepts and underdeveloped storytelling. While it captures a sense of unease, the film ultimately leaves viewers questioning the effectiveness of its narrative.
- ▪The film is produced by A24 and features a cast that includes Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve.
- ▪It follows a failed architect named Clark who discovers a bizarre, endless realm after slipping through a wall.
- ▪The movie is directed by 20-year-old Kane Parsons, who previously created short films based on the Backrooms concept.
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Chiwetel Ejiofor in 'Backrooms.' A24 Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Appropriately for a surreal realm comprised of inexplicable angles that stretch across impossible dimensions and seem, as one explorer puts it, cobbled together by “construction workers on acid,” the Backrooms, as a premise, have no precise parameters. You might think of it less as a story than a shared alternate reality, originating as a creepypasta (internet-based urban legend) and then taking on a life of its own as fans added bits of lore and started to spin it into works of their own.
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