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      Backrooms What a creative movie. I cannot believe that this was constructed by a 20 year old visionary. You can see talent all through this and as someone who has almost no knowledge of the creepypasta I was in no way lost and found myself thoroughly immersed in the story. There is no way I can conceive that no one could not like this! The psychological look at a man downtrodden by his own behaviors, actions, and guilt and a woman who found her way studying the minds of others after being raised by a parent with a fractured mind and all of this being reflected into an infinite liminal space that sets these two together. The cinematography alone is amazing.    Chiwetel Ejiofor puts out an amazing performance! The atmosphere, the way it conveys discomfort, familiarity, and creepiness is astonishing. Most horror movies use darkness and high contrast to make scenes feel creepy and it was refreshing to see something that is mostly bright and well lit that still...

  Jordan Peele's Get Out had been a revitalizing take on the thriller/horror genre from the lens of a black eye. It had become a cultural phenomenon upon its release. One of the reasons for that is because it took a real situation that Black Americans find themselves in and wrapped it into one of the scariest imagery ever. It was fresh and invigorating to see a Hollywood film like this from a black director. In the film industry movies with black leads and cast are pigeon holed a lot. We get a lot of movies dealing with the hood, drugs, slavery, sports, and comedy, but horror and thriller movies are rare. This film was like a tipping point for more diverse films by black creators. In 2018 we finally got the first black superhero Black Panther on the silver screen. We got Sorry to Bother You in the same year, See You Yesterday , and Fast Color for a few others not long after. Jordan Peele also brought his second feature film US in 2019. The public reception on this is mixed thou...