Felicia is joined by Newman to discuss Cronenberg’s return to body horror in Crimes of the Future (2022).
We chat about how Cronenberg explored themes of climate change, body modifications, and the failure of technology, while blending noir-like elements into the story.
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Sources:
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/03/1102634107/crimes-of-the-future-david-cronenberg-review
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/crimes-of-the-future-reviewed-its-the-end-of-the-world-as-david-cronenberg-knew-it
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14549466/
https://screenrant.com/crimes-future-movie-ending-explained/
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/movies/crimes-of-the-future-review.html
OUTRO SONG:
Crimes of the Future by Howard Shore
FILMS MENTIONED:
The Brood (David Cronenberg 1979)
Shrek (Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson 2001)
Schindler's List (Steven Spielberg 1994)
Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg 2007)
A History of Violence (David Cronenberg 2005)
Scanners (David Cronenberg 1980)
Videodrome (David Cronenberg 1983)
The Fly (David Cronenberg 1986)
They Live (John Carpenter 1988)
Maps to the Stars (David Cronenberg 2014)
Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg 2012)
Rabid (David Cronenberg 1977)
Suspiria (Luca Guadagnino 2018)
Bug (William Friedkin 2007)
Naked Lunch (David Cronenberg 1991)
Wall-E (Andrew Stanton 2008)
Crash (David Cronenberg 1996)
Psycho Goreman (Steven Kostanski 2020)
The Void (Steven Kostanski 2006)
Hellraiser (Clive Barker 1987)
E.T. (Steven Spielberg 1982)
Hobo With a Shotgun (Jason Eisener 2011)
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (Kelly Makin 1996)
Eyes Without a Face (Georges Franju 1962)