Backspot

Backspot (2024) is a Canadian drama you can watch online on iFILM, directed by D.W. Waterson. Devery Jacobs and Evan Rachel Wood head the cast. Runtime: 93 minutes.

Riley is a mid-level cheerleader who lands a spot on the elite Thunderhawks squad. Competition is close. Her new coach, played by Wood, runs the team on controlled intensity and approval she never quite hands out freely. Riley's girlfriend wants more from the relationship. And Riley herself is coming apart — anxiety that does not care how tight her routine is.

Jacobs carries the film. She plays barely-functional so precisely it becomes uncomfortable in the right way. The cheerleading sequences are sharp, but the real tension is what is happening inside Riley's head. Stream Backspot (2024) online on iFILM.