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Angie Han

The Hollywood Reporter

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Backrooms

Backrooms

2026 · The Hollywood Reporter · May 2026

But if the film captures something of the concept's intriguing unease, its underbaked storytelling made me wonder if some spooky ideas might be better left as whispers in the dark. The film wants to invite you in, but the more the Backrooms try to explain themselves, the more quotidian they feel.