First and foremost: it’s good. 20-year-old (19 during the time of production) Kane Parsons has spent the past weekend breaking local and worldwide box office records with his debut feature film effort, The Backrooms. The size of this production is impressive for any creator (the sprawling and unnerving set designs act as one of the greatest highlights here), but for a first-time director who just graduated high school, it's an objectively monumental achievement. With a $10 million co-sign from A24 and almost-universal acclaim from audiences and critics alike, the future looks bright for Parsons and his creative endeavours. However, there’s an unshakeable feeling that whispers words like “longevity,” and statements like “progression of the horror genre.” When I stop to think about it, I can’t help but feel like contemporary filmgoing audiences are in very good hands. Immediately, Parsons snaps the audience into a found-footage segment that acts as the narrative’s prologue, a style...