BACKROOMS (2026)
Director: Kane Parsons (Kane Pixels)
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett
What if the walls of your crumbling life literally swallowed you whole? That's Backrooms — the 2026 horror film from YouTube phenom Kane Parsons (aka Kane Pixels), who built an entire mythology out of liminal spaces and creepypasta lore before Hollywood came knocking. This week, John and Sean strap in for a trip through fluorescent-lit, carpeted nightmare fuel — and land on completely opposite ends of the spectrum. Shocking. Truly shocking.
In this episode, we discuss:
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To Backroom or Not to Backroom — Sean's all in on the suffocating unease and Lynchian vibes; John thinks it's an hour and fifty minutes of nonsensical bullshit dressed up in yellow wallpaper. Both are correct, depending on your tolerance for movies that refuse to explain themselves.
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The Art of Not Having a Story — Is vagueness a feature or a bug? The guys go deep on whether a movie can sustain itself on atmosphere alone, what “making you feel” is worth versus “making you think,” and why John would absolutely burn that furniture store to the ground rather than re-enter the backrooms.
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Clark: Idiot or Everyman? — Chiwetel Ejiofor gives a genuinely compelling performance as a failed architect spiraling into a dimension he has no business being in. Sean's impressed. John's irritated that he doesn't leave a bread trail. A deviled egg plate goes uneaten. Crimes were committed.
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The Kane Pixels Pipeline — From 4chan creepypasta to YouTube shorts to a wide theatrical release, the guys dig into how this whole Backrooms mythology got built, why you probably don't need to watch the short films first, and whether this thing is setting up sequels that John definitely does not want.
We Also Talked About:
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Paris Is Burning (1990) (Tubi) — Jennie Livingston's landmark documentary on New York's Black and Latino LGBTQ+ ballroom scene. Sean caught it on a Delta flight and came away genuinely moved. A time capsule of voguing, shade-throwing, and cultural influence that most of mainstream America doesn't even know they've been borrowing from for decades.
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Streetwise (1984) (Youtube) — A gut-punch cinema verité doc following homeless street kids in Seattle. Not uplifting. Not comfortable. Absolutely worth watching if you can handle it. Sean watched this alone in a hotel room, which is honestly the correct environment.
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Dark Side of the Ring: Samoa Joe vs. Necro Butcher (Season 7) (Youtube) — Possibly one of the best episodes the series has ever produced. A deep dive into a blood-soaked 10-minute indie match that somehow sustains a 50-minute documentary. Sean calls it top five all-time.
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One Nine Nine Four (2009) (Youtube)— A Tony Hawk-narrated documentary about the mid-'90s punk rock explosion and the Epitaph/Fat Wreck Chords scene. Bands like Green Day and The Offspring, the music industry machinery behind them, and a lot of nostalgia for an era where half the subjects are still alive.
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Quarterback, Season 3 (Netflix) — Joe Flacco, Jayden Daniels, Baker Mayfield, and Cam Ward. Flacco's the most interesting guy on the show despite being the one no one expected to care about. Daniels spends most of the season in a boot. Ward says stuff that sounds dumb because he's young. Baker's Baker.
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Vampire's Kiss (1988) (Tubi) — Nicolas Cage gets bitten by the woman from Flashdance and spends ninety minutes committing to a baffling British accent while slowly becoming (maybe?) a vampire. It is exactly as unhinged as it sounds.
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