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3 things about David Cronenberg’s CRIMES OF THE FUTURE

Posted on July 3, 2022 by robchristopher

Crimes of the Future [2022] 1. “Careful. Don’t spill.” 2. Inner Beauty Pageant. 3. Double drill.

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s CRASH

Posted on September 5, 2021 by robchristopher

Crash [1996] 1. It’s as if the emergency workers on the scene don’t even see them. 2. Leg-slot joint stash. 3. “Maybe next time, darling.” 3 other things.

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s THE BROOD

Posted on July 8, 2018 by robchristopher

The Brood [1979] 1. Short, short robe. 2. Two kids playing on a tire swing which hangs above a muddy puddle. 3. “They sometimes do. Sometimes, but then they’re bad mommies, they’re fucked-up mommies.”

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s SCANNERS

Posted on March 16, 2018 by robchristopher

Scanners [1981] 1. A neatly folded brown blanket on the bed. 2. Melting telephone. 3. An ad in LIFE. 3 other things.

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s RABID

Posted on October 14, 2017 by robchristopher

Rabid [1977] 1. “I don’t want to be the Colonel Sanders of plastic surgery.” 2. A movie poster for Carrie in the background. 3. Machine-gunned Santa. Above all, what attracts me the most about this film is its wintry mid-70s … Continue reading →

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3 things about Val Guest’s THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT

Posted on June 5, 2017 by robchristopher

The Quatermass Xperiment [1955] 1. The answers to the mystery hinge on expert film processing. 2. Cactus hand. Very Cronenberg. 3. It seems to look down at the policeman with its single eye.

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s eXistenZ

Posted on April 27, 2015 by robchristopher

eXistenZ [1999] 1. Balmsticks for bioports. 2. “You have to play the game to find out why you’re playing the game.” 3. Cheek-shredding teeth bullets.

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s MAPS TO THE STARS

Posted on March 1, 2015 by robchristopher

Maps to the Stars [2014] 1. Toe shoes. 2. “Everything is research on some level.” 3. They both slip beneath the surface of the water and disappear.

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s VIDEODROME

Posted on January 18, 2015 by robchristopher

Videodrome [1983] 1. He twirls his cigarette in the ashtray. “Can we get away with it? Do we want to get away with it?” 2. Stretchy static. 3. Mic drop. 3 other things.

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3 things about David Cronenberg’s COSMOPOLIS

Posted on February 3, 2014 by robchristopher

Cosmopolis [2012] 1. “Put a stick of gum in your mouth and try not to chew it.” 2. “Money has lost its narrative quality the way painting did once upon a time.” They continue their conversation without interruption even as … Continue reading →

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