'Backrooms' and 'Obsession' Box Office Sends Cultural Warning to Legacy Studios

'Backrooms' and 'Obsession' Box Office Sends Cultural Warning to Legacy Studios

In a lengthy essay, The Hollywood Reporter suggests that box office hits Backrooms and Obsession are more than a pleasant surprise—they may be a warning to the legacy studio system. The films, made by YouTube creators Kane Parsons and Curry Barker, outperformed The Mandalorian and Grogu in its second weekend. The Mandalorian and Grogu spying on enemies – YouTube, Star Wars READ: Joy Behar Warns ‘The View’ Audience That Her Upcoming Departure Was…

OBSESSION & BACKROOMS REVIEW

In a shocking turn of events, two independent horror films have taken movie theaters by storm in the past few weeks: Obsession and Backrooms. Directed by Curry Barker (26) and Kane Parsons (20), respectively, both films share an unprecedented context of being directed by young, inexperienced filmmakers with backgrounds as YouTubers. Both were produced with modest budgets but have been smash hits at the box office, beating out bigger brand name f…

The Success Of "Obsession" And "Backrooms" Signals A New Era For Hollywood

It used to be that many young creatives aspiring to make a living as filmmakers would work their way up the totem pole through years of on-set experience, hoping to get their big break. Then there were the others who had the means to spend thousands of dollars on a prestigious film school education, where, with the right relationships and education, they may get a head start in the industry. Now, both avenues seem to be nowhere near as promising…