He may be a little late to the game this time, but the king of Twitter movie reviews has spoken once again, and it sounds like Hideo Kojima is a fan of 2026 horror hit Backrooms.
"I'm blown away," said Kojima over on Twitter. "It reminds me of pseudo-3D games from the 2D era, back in the dawn of RPGs and the Family Computer (NES), before polygons and textures existed… That sense of confinement. That feeling of anxiety. Both are revived here in live action. The art direction is clever, incorporating elements of art, architecture, and psychology." Check out Kojima's full review below.
The BackroomsA world where nostalgia and novelty attack you in the form of "art." I'm blown away. It reminds me of pseudo-3D games from the 2D era, back in the dawn of RPGs and the Family Computer (NES), before polygons and textures existed. Simulated 3D spaces built from… https://t.co/S7qgnmdpsFJuly 30, 2026
Backrooms hit the big screen on May 29, 2026. After a long theatrical run, the movie finally landed on digital in mid-July. However, the movie has yet to hit screens in Japan.
Based on the online urban legend of the same name, Backrooms has had an extremely impressive theatrical run, smashing all expectations and grossing over $330 million worldwide. That is quite the feat considering the film's $10 million production budget, and the fact that it is 21-year-old director Kane Parson's feature film debut.
Although he didn't create the original Backrooms image and story posted on 4Chan in 2019, Parsons extended the urban legend over on YouTube. Parsons' Backrooms web series further explored the fear of liminal spaces, where monsters lurk at every corner. The movie then takes that one step further, following an employee at a furniture showroom who finds a doorway leading to an endless network of interconnected rooms.
The movie was such a hit that last month Parsons released a director's cut titled Backrooms: Everything Must Go Edition. The cut hits the 2 hours 6 minutes mark, and includes bonus footage that Parsons edited on his laptop himself. It's not just Kojima who has been blown away, though, as Parsons is now very much in demand in Hollywood.
For more, check out our guide to all the upcoming horror movies heading our way.
