End Credits #445 - June 10, 2026 (Backrooms)

End Credits #445 - June 10, 2026 (Backrooms)

From Guelph Politicast by Adam A. Donaldson

June 12, 2026 · 58 min · Episode 1460

About this episode

The episode reviews the movie Backrooms and discusses the film Carrie from 1976.

This week on End Credits, there's a chill in the air. No, it's not the weather, because it's finally fairly warm outside, but in the movie theatre, that's not just the air conditioning you're feeling. For the review we will finally check out the Backrooms, which is currently making bank, and we will also go back to 1976, and high school, for a lesson in kindness. This Wednesday, June 10, at 3 pm, Adam A. Donaldson and Peter Salmon will discuss: 6 For '76: Carrie. Returning to our series about the movies from 1976 we arrive at what might be the scariest. Brian De Palma, still looking for his first hit, took a gamble on the first novel from a new author named Stephen King about a mousy high school student who is pranked one time too many by her classmates. We will talk about the enduring appeal of Carrie, De Palma's trademark style, and the repeated efforts to try and remake perfection. REVIEW: Backrooms (2006). This may be the story of the year: A 20-year-old first-time filmmaker, Kane Parsons, turned the YouTube series he made in high school into a movie starring two Oscar nominees that's presently outstripping a new Star Wars movie at the box office. Not too shabby, so let's…

People in this episode

Host: Adam A. Donaldson

Guest: Peter Salmon

Topics covered

  • movie review
  • Backrooms
  • Carrie
  • 1976 films
  • filmmaking
  • kindness
  • box office

Keywords

  • Backrooms
  • Carrie
  • Kane Parsons
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor
  • 1976 films
  • movie review
  • box office

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Carrie, Backrooms

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