Analyzing the YouTuber-to-filmmaker boom amid "Backrooms" box office success
The sci-fi horror flick “Backrooms” was the number one movie in the U.S. as of Tuesday. The filmmaker behind the movie, 20-year-old YouTuber Kane Parsons, is now the youngest director with a number one film globally. Brooks Barnes, The New York Times’ chief Hollywood correspondent, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss.
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