‘Backrooms’: Internet Lore Meets Cinema

A woman with a flashlight walks into an endless maze of yellow hallways with swirling red carpet

A24’s Backrooms (2026), directed by Kane Parsons (the YouTube creator behind the viral series), brings the internet’s unsettling liminal spaces to theaters. Released May 29, the film follows a therapist (Renate Reinsve) venturing into a bizarre dimension of endless yellow rooms and buzzing lights to rescue her missing patient (Chiwetel Ejiofor). Mark Duplass and others … Continue reading ‘Backrooms’: Internet Lore Meets Cinema →

Dune: Part Three – Villeneuve’s Epic Conclusion

Golden desert dunes stretching to the horizon under three blazing suns

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune saga reaches its climax with Dune: Part Three, adapting Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah. The film is scheduled for release on December 18, 2026. Set years after Part Two, it follows Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) as Emperor, grappling with the consequences of his power amid political plots, a galaxy-wide holy war, and prescience. … Continue reading Dune: Part Three – Villeneuve’s Epic Conclusion →