In all, Backrooms is a great chance to have a stressful time at the movies. When Hollywood is reduced to lowest possible effort nostalgia, we can turn to independent filmmakers to break new ground and explore complex themes.
The Christophers (2026) – Movie Review
A wonderful two-hander that is mostly a double character study with the occasional touch of a Soderbergh heist.
The Drama (2026) – Movie Review
It sounds like a backhanded recommendation, but watch The Drama even if it’s going to make you squirm in your seat for the entire runtime. Don’t miss it!
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) – Movie Review
It’s fine for a legacy sequel, especially when it takes aim at billionaire capitalism, but still feels somewhat defanged.
The Choral (2025) – Movie Review
A baffling lack of stakes leaves an otherwise competent movie feeling inert.
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026) – Movie Review
I don’t know when exactly I realized Ready or Not 2 was going to be a disappointment but I think it may be when Samara Weaving puts on her wedding dress like it’s a superhero suit-up sequence.
My Father’s Shadow (2026) – Movie Review
Paraphrasing The Hours, there are stories that are one day in a character’s life, and in one day, their whole life.
Project Hail Mary (2026) – Review
For a movie that is and feels SO LONG, there just isn’t a lot to it.
Bitter Christmas (Amarga Navidad) (2026) – Movie Review
A Pedro Almodóvar movie is always a guarantee of interesting themes, gorgeous production design and cinematography, musical lyricism… the craft of filmmaking, in short.
The Testament of Ann Lee (2026) – Movie Review
The Testament of Ann Lee is a deeply musical film, although I don’t think anyone would describe it as “a musical”. It is an exercise in understanding, even recreating, religious ecstasy.
The Film Tower 