Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Backrooms: Wut I Thunk

It's more about what's scary than it is scary.  It's more about liminal spaces than it is a liminal space in itself.  It's certainly Lynchian in a few spots, but definitely not Lynch.  And for me this whole thing, despite an interesting setup, falls apart towards the end when an imitation of a Boogie Man, certainly not a scary or even interesting Boogie Man in itself, shows up.  I couldn't stop laughing.  And it was not a comedic moment by any means.  Ultimately this is a movie idea in search of some characters and plot to hang its analog jacket on.  I'll also admit, this probably works for a lot of people who buy into it, but I tried and couldn't.

Two beige ottomans out of five!

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