Why Gen Z is movie-maxxing

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 ? For more episodes about where film or Gen Z culture, check out: Gen Z is afraid of sex — and for good reason Women deserve revenge.

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