525: Backrooms, Obsession & The YouTube Creators Filling Cinemas! (Guest: Ryan McQuade)
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June 4, 2026 · 1h 8m
About this episode
Ryan McQuade joins Christina to discuss the impact of YouTube creators in cinema and the films Obsession and Backrooms.
Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch.com joins Christina to discuss the mega-hits Obsession (directed by 26-year-old Curry Barker) and Backrooms (by 20-year-old Kane Parsons), the rise of YouTube content creators in cinema and more! Plus they talk basketball! :) Don’t miss it
People in this episode
Host: Christina
Guest: Ryan McQuade
Topics covered
- YouTube creators
- cinema
- film
- basketball
- Obsession
- Backrooms
Keywords
- YouTube
- cinema
- Obsession
- Backrooms
- film
- basketball
- Curry Barker
- Kane Parsons
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: AwardsWatch.com
Books & works: Obsession, Backrooms
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