Dialogue: A Cronenbergian Conversation Part 3 — The Unadaptables: 'Naked Lunch' and 'Crash' ✦
Taking on two screen-resistant novels by William S. Burroughs and J.G. Ballard, David Cronenberg found his own path forward.
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Is the Greg Stillson scandal survivable?
In the climax to 'The Dead Zone,' Christopher Walken succeeds in derailing the campaign of a populist outsider. But would he have succeeded in 2022?
In Review: 'Top Gun: Maverick,' 'The Bob's Burgers Movie'
Tom Cruise takes to the skies as he reprises one of his most famous roles and the Belcher family hits the big screen.
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