What’s bringing Gen Z to the theaters?
Backrooms and
Obsession are two recent horror films that have done massive numbers – and their success has been driven, in large part, by Gen Z. Even beyond these films, Gen Z is now the largest moviegoing audience, according to a couple of recent surveys. But what’s bringing the short-form video generation to theaters? And what makes a movie… a Gen Z movie?
To get into it, Brittany is joined by
Sam Adams, staff writer at
Slate, and
Reanna Cruz, entertainment journalist and critic.
(00:00) The Gen Z movie moment
(03:47)
Obsession vs.
Backrooms(11:06) What's bringing Gen Z to movie theaters
(15:04) Doomer vibes and digital worlds: what makes a movie a Gen Z movie
(21:40) Will we see more Gen Z movies after
Obsession and
Backrooms?
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