Tag Archives: David Cronenberg

‘SUITABLE FLESH’ (2023) Review – Body Swapping Done Right

Suitable Flesh

Body swap horror goes back decades but was popularized in the 1970s by David Cronenberg (The Fly 1986)(check out our tribute article to David here). We’ve seen the transference of souls through all different mediums and purposes in horror. But few modern takes on this trope have been done as …

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My Top 10 Most Shocking Non-Horror Movies

Even though I write for a horror magazine, I love all movies, especially when directors inject tension into comedies, violence into dramas, and insert dreamlike scenes that dissolve into terror. But “shocking” doesn’t just mean violence. It can mean anything that disturbs the audience. That clarified – let’s get to …

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Celebrating 35 Years Of David Cronenberg’s ‘Dead Ringers’ With Seven Fascinating Facts Surrounding The Film

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Dead Ringers being covered here wouldn’t exist. David Cronenberg is most well-known for his uncompromising and often gory body horror flicks such as Shivers, Rabid, and the uncomfortably …

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Celebrating Cronenberg – A Letter To The Influential Filmmaker On His Birthday

Dear Mr. Cronenberg,  March 15th marks your 80th trip around the sun. An auspicious occasion in itself, but you sir, are celebrating 80 glorious years on this earth, many of which were spent making indispensable films, writing novels, acting, and being a father. You helped create a new, subversive sub-genre, …

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Brandon Cronenberg’s ‘Infinity Pool’ (2023) – Movie Review

Love him or hate him, anticipate or avoid him, Brandon Cronenberg is just as much a demented artiste as his father. His newest film, Infinity Pool, is no different, asking: what is life and law if certain people are above other’s inevitabilities of death and consequences? The film stars Alexander …

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Official Poster for David Cronenberg’s Newest Film ‘CRIMES OF THE FUTURE’

CRIMES OF THE FUTURE

NEON presents the official poster for David Cronenberg’s newest film, CRIMES OF THE FUTURE. It stars Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, and many others. Synopsis for CRIME OF THE FUTURE As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. With his partner, …

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David Cronenberg’s ‘CRIMES OF THE FUTURE’ (2022) Teaser Trailer and Poster Unveiled

David Cronenberg, master of body horror, is back! Cronenberg’s latest film, CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (2022), features an all-star cast and is a Cannes Competition Official Selection 2022. Great news: it’s coming to theaters this Summer! Exciting! Check out the official teaser trailer, then read on for the details! CRIMES …

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Russell Mulcahy’s ‘Resurrection’ (1999) Vinegar Syndrome’s 2k Restoration Blu-ray Review

Admittedly, I’m newer to Vinegar Syndrome releases, so I didn’t know what to expect when I got a review copy of their recent 2k restoration of Russell Mulcahy’s Resurrection. Does it hold up alongside other distributors focused on genre film preservation like Criterion or Arrow? Find out within! Resurrection was …

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Retro Review: ‘Meatball Machine’ (2005) Delivers a Twisted and Gory Love Story

With a special edition Blu-ray coming soon—April 12th, 2021—I thought I would take another look at the techno/splatterpunk and body horror film from Japanese directors Yudai Yamaguchi and Junichi Yamamoto, 2005’s Meatball Machine! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVBQedhFk0g Synopsis: Capable of making bio-mechanical weapons out of human flesh, alien parasites grotesquely invade the Earth, …

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James Gunn’s ‘Slither’ (2006) Is Still Slimy Creature Fun – Retro Review

Looking back through James Gunn’s carrier, his trajectory is truly unique. He started out as a volunteer with Troma, eventually becoming a writer for projects like Terror Firmer and Tromeo & Juliet, then moving on to major studio writing for projects like the live action Scooby-Doo films and Zack Snyder’s Dawn of …

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