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hi all, I saw the movie yesterday and thought about dropping my two cents here. For context: I’m 33 yo and I consider myself to have a good knowledge about a psychological horror in general, but I'm not really familiar with Backrooms and I've never seen the youtube series. Nevertheless, I was very excited for it and although I did like it quite a bit, I have mixed opinions.

I thought the movie is an original take on psychological horror. I saw a film critic using the term "architecture horror" to describe it and it's right on point, the architectural elements develop tension in a very effect and enthralling way (for me at least). I also love me a slow burn film so it's right around my lane

Honestly, I really think this is the most talented cast to ever be on any Drag Race season when it comes to delivering the actual challenges). There were so many challenges like the roast this week, where everybody did pretty well, nobody really bombed and it really felt like the judges needed to split hairs. These girls should be very proud of themselves.

Does anybody else feels like the judges are being very inconsistent on this season? I was having some issues with the judging, specially the favoritism towards Hester and the dismiss of designers like Sebastian or Sonia, but what really caught my attention was how they criticized Garo this week. He was high 3 times, won past week challenges and so far the judges praised how he managed to use his corsetry skills in different designs. But this week, when he felt in the bottom for the first time after episode 3, suddenly he became a "costume maker" and had a limited and dated aesthetic. I also feel like the judges (and Elaine in particular) are valuing styling much more than actual sewing skill

So what are your opinions about this?

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To me Irina, Sean Kelly, Erin and Mondo (AS1) were the most obvious.