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
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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.
‘Dirty Dancing’ Is a Movie About Abortion
Amidst the dancing and romance, the surprise 1987 hit depicts the perils and restrictions of pre-Roe America. Its frankness made it an outlier then — but also now.
Who Was 'Darkman'?
The summer after 'Batman,' director Sam Raimi made his major-studio debut with a modestly budgeted, original superhero movie. We wouldn't see its kind again.
In Review: 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,' 'Hatching'
Sam Raimi takes on the MCU, in every sense of that phrase, in the second 'Doctor Strange' film. Meanwhile, in Finland, a girl brings home an egg and has to deal with the consequences.