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The Big Picture

‘Backrooms’ Is the Future of Movies, With Kane Parsons!

The Big Picture

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.25.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Summary

Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to explore some liminal spaces and figure out what really scares them. They open the show by reacting to some brief movie news (3:20) before diving deep into one of the most highly anticipated directorial debuts this decade: Kane Parsons’s ‘Backrooms,’ starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve (11:14). They break down how the movie pushes the filmmaking medium, discuss why it works on its own without any prior knowledge of the original material, and debate whether this type of success is a blip or whether it represents what the future of film will look like. Finally, Parsons joins Sean to discuss his new film and explain what the process was like shifting from making stuff for YouTube to making something for the big screen (1:02:02). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guests: Kane Parsons and Chris Ryan Producer: Jack Sanders Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Sean Fennacy.

0:16.7

I'm Amanda Dobbins.

0:17.7

And this is the big picture at conversation show about backrooms. CR is here to help us talk about this new horror sensation. The middle chair. The middle chair. Well, you guys are a real, like you really played it up the middle with Van when he was asking about that. Just take you, hold on, we'll get there, we'll get there, we'll get there. I promise you, we'll take you to the backrooms of the big picture. Later in this episode, I will be joined by Kane Parsons. He is the 20-year-old filmmaker behind backrooms. One of the most anticipated debut features, I think fair to say in the history of movies. Kane told me all about his early days as a maker of short films uploading to YouTube, how he utilized

0:54.5

and learned from the platform, how he made this movie starring Chewetel Ejofor and Renata Rinesva.

0:59.5

Stick around for that conversation. I don't think I'm overstating it by saying he is

1:03.8

remarkably wise and thoughtful for a 20-year-old. But first, let's talk about a little bit of movie

1:09.8

news right after this. Okay, let's talk a little news first. When's last time this trio talked movie news? It's been a minute. It's been a minute. I'm trying to remember when the last time the three of us potted together, because I got invited to a mega draft again, and I'm like, I can't remember the last time it was just us three. Oh, you're just talking shop.

1:28.6

Wow.

1:29.2

This is like a little bit of an emotional bid for third chair. No. Let's just get the trio back together. I'm a busy guy. You guys want me know when you need me. Amanda, did you see Obsession yet? I did. I saw it yesterday. Do you want to talk about it right now? Yeah. Because there's news about Curry Barker, who is the writer and director of obsession.

1:46.0

You got this sight unseen eight-figure office. I saw it yesterday. Do you want to talk about it right now? Yeah. Because there's news about Curry Barker, who is the writer and director of obsession.

1:46.0

You got this sight unseen eight figure offer for his next film because the movie is just a

1:50.3

rocket ship.

1:50.9

Let's just get a woman's POVL.

1:52.4

Yeah.

1:53.1

I think so I fucking loved it.

1:54.4

You did.

1:54.7

Yeah.

1:55.3

I would say of the two movies and the like, you know, new horror waves that we are going to discuss in this episode. I'm...

2:01.3

Obsession is Amanda's flavor, as opposed to backrooms, even though I, like, very much admire backrooms.

2:06.7

But, yeah, as you teased me, sort of, but on the last episode, it is a romantic comedy.

2:12.3

I thought it was really funny.

2:13.7

I was maybe the only person laughing in my screening, but I loved, obviously, the

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