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Peter Bart: YouTube-Birthed Movies ‘Obsession’ & ‘Backrooms’ Resurrect ’60s Easy Rider Dreams

Thursday, June 25, 2026 Edition

Young filmmakers are making smart, character-driven films that feel like a '60s throwback, and studios are actually greenlighting them. Box office is recovering, foreign capital is flowing back, and the industry is chasing mood swings again instead of just algorithms.

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