Backrooms

Thief, 1981 Clockers, 1995 Belly, 1998 Snake Eyes, 1998 Memories of Murder, 2003 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, 2004 Children of Men, 2006 The Florida Project, 2017 Adult Adoption, 2022 These are some movies I’ve seen that have visuals that fully keep you inside the world of the movie. 100% immersion. They’re also some of the best-shot movies I’ve ever seen in my entire life. And Kane Parsons’ Backrooms has been added to that list. Kane is obviously an amazing storyteller and has the Backrooms as an idea down pat, but this movie offers something I’ve never seen from his web series before, and I’m IN LOVE. You’d think, with a movie about the Backrooms, that if there were a gripe, it’d be nothing happening. Boring, long, lingering shots. But during this movie, when a shot lingered, all it ever did was emphasize what the shot was focusing on. And not in a driving-the-hammerhead-into-the-plywood way, either. Everything was done EXACTLY how it needed to be done. I hope to see much more from Kane Parsons in theatrical releases. If you liked this movie, I strongly encourage you to watch his “The Oldest View” series on YouTube. If not for this movie, it would’ve been my favourite thing he’s made so far. The Oldest View - Kane Parsons