Movie Review: BACKROOMS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/29/2026
BACKROOMS movie poster | ©2026 A24

Rating: R Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell Writer: Will Soodik, based on the YouTube series by Kane Parsons Director: Kane Parsons Distributor: A24 Release Date: May 29, 2026 While it was made now (2025-2026), BACKROOMS is reminiscent of choose-your-own-interpretation science-fiction films that were most prevalent in the 1960s and 1970s. Splitting the difference, BACKROOMS is set in June 1990 in Santa Clara, California (just north of Los Angeles County). Then as now, it’s a relatively quiet area. The film starts as with video cam footage shot by an uneasy man. He’s making his way […]Read On »


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GENERATION: Creators Daniel Barnz and Zelda Barnz on Season 1 – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/25/2021
Chloe East, Uly Schlesinger, Nathanya Alexander, Haley Sanchez, Lukita Maxwell, Chase Sui Wonders, Justice Smith, Sydney Mae Diaz in GENERATION - Season 1 | ©2021 HBO/Warrick Page

GENERATION – or GENERA+ION – dropped the second half of its first season on Thursday, June 17, on HBO Max. Created by the father and daughter writing/producing team of Daniel Barnz and Zelda Barnz, with Daniel Barnz directing some episodes and his husband/Zelda’s father Ben Barnz as a fellow executive producer, GENERATION explores the intertwined lives of a group of Southern California high school students, as well as some of their teachers and friends. Twins Nathan (Uly Schlesinger) and Naomi (Chloe East) go between being soulmates and mortal enemies. Nathan is starting to realize he may be more gay than […]Read On »


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GENERATION: Actress Nathanya Alexander on Season 1 – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/16/2021
Actress Nathanya Alexander | photo courtesy Jill Fritzo PR

GENERATION – the logo is GENERA+ION – premieres the second half of its first season on HBO MAX on Thursday, June 17. Created by the daughter/father team of Zelda and Daniel Barnz, GENERATION follows a group of contemporary Southern California high school students as they deal with issues of growing up, sexuality, friendship, family matters and more. Nathanya (pronounce Nah-THAN-ya) Alexander plays Arianna, the extroverted daughter of two fathers (played by John Ross Bowie and J. August Richards). In the first half of Season 1, we see Arianna making homophobic jokes, which she justifies by pointing out her gay parents. […]Read On »


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