“Bring out the Dog.”
David Cronenberg has been pioneering horror and the mind-bending absurdness we've all come to at least know about and love for quite some time now.
Now holding the torch in this new generation, Brandon Cronenberg is establishing himself as the new colonizer in the world of brain-altering plots and devious filmmaking. When you watch Infinity Pool, you know you are witnessing something from the Cronenberg family, and you will either love it or hate it.
When…
“If we can have everything true perfection is nothingness.”
Fellini’s films strike a perfect balance between reality & fantasy. In the case of 8½, his autobiographical nature in this film is overtly personal and resonates with many artists thematically.
The story of 8½ is about Guido - a semitransparent stand-in for Fellini, a famous director who is set to film a big-budget science fiction film.
Production moves to him to work on the picture; he is surrounded by his longtime mistress,…
“It ate him… bit off his head… like a gingerbread man!”
When Jeffery Combs walked up the camera and said that line so seriously, I burst out laughing lmao. Good fun, anything lovecraftian is a green light for me but it’s either a hit or miss. Amazing and disgusting practical effects. Barbara Crampton and Stuart Gordon, great duo. I only wish Suitable Flesh was a more enjoyable experience for me.
“You, too, can feel the joy and happiness of hating.”
Barbara Steele OG scream queen? Yes please.
“We want all the Cronenberg we can get!” - X
Original plot with a new twist on the limits you’d push to stay youthful. The Substance can make a good commentary on a modern problem that is self-explanatory. Loved Demi Moore she stole the show.
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