David Cronenberg
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‘Dead Ringers,’ Sanitized for Amazon May 24, 2023
The Canadian director David Cronenberg has perhaps never loomed larger over our culture than he has in the past year. In 2022, the body-horror pioneer released Crimes of the Future, his first film since 2014’s Maps to the Stars. Starring Viggo Morten...
Under the Knife, Overreached January 12, 2023
David Cronenberg’s 2022 film Crimes of the Future was hyped in its lead-up to release as a return to form for the director known for his excursions into the existential depths of body horror. It was his first film in eight years, and first science fi...
The Logical Extremist November 28, 2022
A buzz of interest accompanied the premiere of David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future at Cannes this year. It was Cronenberg’s first film in eight years and only the second that he had written and directed in more than 20 years. Crimes of the Future...
You Need a Horror Movie Friend June 24, 2022
I was in graduate school when I realized the importance of having a Designated Horror Friend. I spent a lot of time in creative-writing workshops, moderating my tone to sound “productive” while offering my peers feedback on their work. We were all ca...
A Sci-fi Film With a Lighthearted, Apocalyptic Vision June 03, 2022
David Cronenberg’s "Crimes of the Future" could double as an elegy to the entertainment industry itself....
