Film Previews
6/3/2026
“Backrooms”
R | 1 hour, 50 minutes
Director: Kane Parsons
Writers: Will Soodik, Kane Parsons
Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass
The Backrooms exist outside of space and time, functioning as a kind of modern purgatory that anyone can accidentally fall into by “no-clipping” through the unstable, glitchy corners of our reality. Once trapped inside this endless, inescapable maze, visitors are met with a soulless labyrinth of empty office and storage spaces, all illuminated by harsh fluorescent lights and draped in a sickly yellow hue. While entirely devoid of human life, the space is inhabited by unseen entities that leave people with the unsettling conviction that they are being watched or followed. After a therapist’s patient disappears into a dimension beyond reality, she must venture into the unknown to save him.
“The Breadwinner”
PG | 1 hour, 35 minutes
Director: Eric Appel
Writers: Nate Bargatze, Dan Lagana
Stars: Nate Bargatze, Mandy Moore, Colin Jost
“The Breadwinner” stars Bargatze as salesman Nate Wilcox and Mandy Moore as his wife, Katie. To Nate and their three children, Katie is the ultimate mom. She manages their comically chaotic household with equal parts efficiency and love, and everything runs perfectly. But when Katie’s household invention leads to a once-in-a-lifetime deal on “Shark Tank” and takes her on a prolonged business trip, Nate has to figure out how to keep the house from (literally) falling apart. He and his kids soon learn that while he may not do it like mom, he can figure out how to do it his way. Welcome to the dad era.
“Power Ballad”
R | 1 hour, 38 minutes
Director: John Carney
Writers: John Carney, Peter McDonald
Stars: Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Peter McDonald
When Rick (Paul Rudd), a past-his-prime wedding singer, meets fading boy-band star Danny (Nick Jonas) during a gig, the two bond over music and a late-night jam session. But when Danny turns one of Rick’s songs into the hit that reignites his career, Rick sets out to reclaim the recognition he believes he deserves, even if it means risking everything he cares about. From writer-director John Carney (“Sing Street,” “Once”), “Power Ballad” is a feel-good story about music, self-respect, friendship and the price of ambition. ♦
