Lesson 472: Backrooms - Noclip Expectations(Spoilers)

Noclip out of reality and check your fluorescent lights, because we are descending into the endless maze! This week on The Filmlosophers, Hosts Eddie and Spencer, alongside the ever-glorious Intern Manager/Managing Intern Amy, prepare to lose their minds reviewing the A24 liminal horror sensation, Backrooms.

Before the crew gets completely lost in the yellow-wallpapered labyrinth, Spencer derails the studio with a massive scheduling debate. With the weather heating up and theaters packing out, Spencer poses a crucial question to the table: What calendar months actually define the "Summer" movie season? Is May too early? Does August even count? The trio fiercely debates the true parameters of the summer blockbuster window while hyping up the massive, popcorn-worthy films they are most looking forward to seeing in the coming months.

Once the summer calendar is officially settled, the team descends into the horrifying, interconnected corridors of the internet's favorite creepypasta brought to life. The crew reviews the highly anticipated theatrical debut of YouTuber and filmmaker Kane Parsons' Backrooms. They unpack the sheer existential dread of the film's endless, empty office spaces, praise the harrowing performances of Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve, and discuss how the 20-year-old director brilliantly translated his viral found-footage YouTube series into a massive, record-breaking box-office juggernaut for A24. Did the movie successfully capture the paranoid terror of the lore, or did the narrative get a little lost in its own maze?

Grab your compass and mark your calendar—it's an episode full of summer release dates, A24 dread, and liminal nightmares!