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Episode 119 - Backrooms

Episode 119 - Backrooms

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Backrooms (2026) Directed by: Kane Parsons Written by: Will Sudick Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell IMDB: Backrooms (2026) Episode Summary In this episode of Mindframes, Michael and Dave discuss Backrooms (2026), an A24 horror film directed by 20-year-old YouTube filmmaker and wunderkind Kane Parsons — believed to be the youngest person to ever direct a widely released feature film. The discussion covers the film's expansion of the internet liminal space phenomenon into a feature-length narrative, its Tarkovsky-esque atmosphere, and the remarkable work of cinematographer Jeremy Cox and production designer Danny Vermette in bringing 30,000 square feet of meticulously constructed sets to life. The conversation digs deep into why liminal spaces resonate so powerfully with contemporary audiences — and with Gen Z in particular — framing the backrooms not just as a horror setting but as a cultural symptom of a society in uneasy transition. Both hosts award the film five stars, with Michael calling it the best film he's seen this year. 🧠 Thematic Discussion Backrooms explores the psychology of liminal space — transitional, empty environments that feel familiar yet deeply wrong — and uses them as an externalization of Clark's inability to move on from divorce, grief, and unresolved anger. The film suggests that the backrooms are not merely a supernatural threat, but a space that reflects what we bring into it. Clark, living inside his furniture store rather than moving forward with his life, is already inhabiting a kind of liminal space before he ever finds the portal. The backrooms literalize his psychological stasis. The key scene where Mary stops being a detached therapist and tells Clark plainly that the problem is not where he is but that he refuses to move — functions as the film's emotional thesis. More broadly, the episode argues that our collective fascination with liminal spaces is less allegory or conscious metaphor and more a psychological aesthetic symptom: these spaces — fluorescent-lit, carpeted, emptied of purpose — resonate because they look like the places our society is abandoning, and feel like the threshold we are all standing on. The backrooms are what happens when transitional space becomes permanent home. ⏱️ Timestamps TimeSegment00:00Intro & welcome~02:00Introducing Backrooms and Kane Parsons~04:00Plot overview & synopsis~05:30The liminal space / backrooms internet phenomenon~07:30Cast discussion — Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell~15:30Technical analysis — sound design, cinematography, production design~26:00⚠️ Spoiler-free reviews — Michael & Dave both award 5 stars~35:00⚠️ SPOILER SECTION BEGINS~35:00Defining liminal spaces — film history, David Lynch, The Shining, Stalker, Annihilation~43:00Why liminal spaces scare us — uncanny valley, psychological resonance~49:00Why now? Cultural anxiety, societal transition, the doom-scrolling generation~54:00Clark's arc — psychological stasis, avoidance, the backrooms as mirror~60:00Mary's arc — confronting pain as the path out~62:00The scientists / MRI company — and fears for Backrooms 2~68:00A24, Neon, Cannes, and closing tangents~70:00Closing thoughts & contact info 🎞️ Films & Directors Mentioned Stalker (1979) — Andrei TarkovskySolaris (1972) — Andrei TarkovskyAnnihilation (2018) — Alex GarlandMen (2022) — Alex GarlandThe Shining (1980) — Stanley KubrickSkinamarink (2022) — Kyle Edward BallExit 8 — referenced as liminal space filmLost Highway (1997) — David LynchMulholland Drive (2001) — David LynchTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me / Twin Peaks (series) — David LynchLong Legs (2024) — Oz PerkinsThe Monkey (2025) — Oz PerkinsKeeper — Oz PerkinsThe Black Coat's Daughter / February (2015) — Oz PerkinsHocum — referenced for comparison (sound design and scare level)Presence (2025) — referenced for scare level comparisonLife of Chuck (2024) — referencedCreep (2014) — Mark Duplass12 Years a Slave (2013) — referenced re: Chiwetel EjioforSentimental Value (2025) — referenced re: Renate ReinsveWorst Person in the World (2021) — referenced re: Renate ReinsveFjord (2026) — referenced; won Palme d'Or at CannesBoys Go to Jupiter (2025) — referenced re: young filmmakersPearl (2022) / X / MaXXXine — Ti West trilogy, referenced re: A24 sequelsTalk to Me 2 — referenced re: A24 sequelsScary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) — André ØvredalThe Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) — André ØvredalVoyage of the Demeter (2023) — André Øvredal 📬 Contact 🌐 https://mindframesfilm.com 📘 Facebook: Mindframes Movies 🎧 Now Playing Network — nowplayingpodcast.net ✉️ info@mindframesfilm.com
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