I’ve not seen the movie or its source material, but I assume #backrooms is about a #GenZ #minimalist who is forced to choose between filling their Brooklyn loft with their family’s heirloom oak furniture *or* give up their #TikTok account, their tiny #Fjällräven backpack, and curated #Labubu collections. I will never validate this assumption. https://www.avclub.com/backrooms-gen-z-nightmare-a24
Backrooms uses the bluntest metaphors to capture a uniquely Gen Z fear

Backrooms uses the bluntest metaphors to capture a uniquely Gen Z fear

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