Second watch; this film certainly suffers from an identity crisis/tonal clash between being a psychological character study and the next chapter of Kane's webseries, but regardless, it is genuinely pretty remarkable. Everything to do with the Backrooms in this continues to amaze. It seriously feels like something never put to film before.
Much to think about with this one, and I'll definitely be seeing it again. Similarly to the FNAF movie, Backrooms tries to anchor its core concept to a very grounded character-driven storyline; I understand why, but - like the FNAF movie - I found it to be a bit thin. That being said, this is a refreshing adaptation of an internet-born concept into a mainstream film, in that it successfully expands on the Backrooms without watering it down or going…
