Christopher Nolan praised the breakout horror hits *Obsession* and *Backrooms* in a new interview with *The Telegraph* promoting his upcoming epic *The Odyssey*. Nolan pointed to filmmakers Curry Barker and Kane Parsons as evidence that "things are on the right track." Barker's *Obsession*, released May 15, has grossed more than $400 million globally on a $750,000 budget, becoming the highest-grossing festival acquisition of all time and Focus Features' highest-grossing release ever. Parsons' *Backrooms* has surpassed $350 million globally and is A24's highest-grossing film in a number of countries; Parsons, 21, also became the youngest director to top the domestic box office. Nolan said he never bought arguments that young audiences' attention spans are too fried for a three-hour Greek epic, noting that *Backrooms* is "like David Lynch at his most obscure" yet young people "can't get enough of them." He added that young audiences are "utterly rejecting" AI, citing his own children's "immediate and harsh" judgment of "AI slop." Nolan observed a "renewed interest in more tactile, more real forms of storytelling" after years of heavily virtual environments.