Backrooms is a triumph that is not for everyone, but is certainly for me

Backrooms is a triumph that is not for everyone, but is certainly for me

A guy struggling his way through life and therapy finds strange portal-like doorway in the basement of his furniture store that leads to a seemingly endless maze of weird, not-quite-right, office-like rooms. He goes inside. Many of you probably know the rough real world story of this by now. The Backrooms are an Internet-invented idea that all began with this image and caption: It sparked a whole community-driven bunch of lore and shared storytelling that turned the concept into its own little fictional universe. While this was happening, young Kane Parsons was making videos based on the concept. He was…
FILM FLASHBACK: Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Lady Vanishes” (1938)

FILM FLASHBACK: Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Lady Vanishes” (1938)

This review first appeared on the web more than 10 years ago on DVDinmyPants.com. The site is gone, but I'm pulling this from the archives for your enjoyment. Dig it: When it comes to Alfred Hitchcock's earliest work, it would be difficult to find a title more worthy of the Criterion Collection treatment than The Lady Vanishes. Hitch's spy thriller The 39 Steps certainly deserves its place among the collection, and this reviewer believes The Lodger is in dire need of restoration, commentary and otherwise deluxe treatment ... but I am an unabashed fan of The Lady Vanishes, the last…