‘Backrooms’ Is Part of a Boomlet in Movies From YouTube Creators NYT | Top Stories By: Brooks Barnes 29 May 2026 at 17:02 “Backrooms,” a psychological horror flick opening this weekend, is part of a wave of breakout films from fledgling directors who honed their instincts on YouTube. © Asterios Moutsokapas/A24, via Associated PressThe director of “Backrooms,” Kane Parsons, left, on a set with one of the new film’s stars, Chiwetel Ejiofor.
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