Dialogue: A Cronenbergian Conversation Part 2 — David Goes to Hollywood: 'The Fly' and 'Dead Ringers'
As our Canadian hero ventured south to Tinseltown, he didn't abandon his obsessions or his uncompromising style.
The ‘80s in 40: ‘Urban Cowboy’ (June 18, 1980)
A chronological journey through '80s movies (and '80s culture) continues with a film about changing gender roles, identity crises, and a mechanical bull.
In Review: 'Men,' 'Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'
Alex Garland's latest puts its heroine through hell (but delivers its harshest blows to those who torment her) and a pair of DIsney characters get a meta revival in this week's new releases
Dialogue: A Cronenbergian Conversation Part 1 — Uncut Cronenberg: ‘The Brood’ and ‘Videodrome’
A series discussing highlights from the Cronenberg filmography kicks off with a look at two of his earliest, ickiest, most-Canadian films
The New Cult Canon: 'Mother!'
Darren Aronofsky's deranged horror allegory may have repelled audiences, but it's perhaps the most audacious studio movie of the current century.
In Review: 'Pleasure,' 'The Innocents'
This week, Scandinavian filmmakers offer two different journeys from something like innocence to experience: one set in the L.A. porn industry, the other in a mirthless Norwegian apartment complex.