“Crimes of the Future” is being released tomorrow. It’s David Cronenberg’s best movie since 2005’s “A History of Violence”; Meditative, horrific, unique and visionary.
One thing you can expect from this film is Cronenberg’s usual knack for avoiding conventionality. His parasite-filled, sexually taboo, and ultra-violent art is what dreams are made of. Or are they nightmares?
This latest surreal body-horror statement from Cronenberg is based on a screenplay he wrote 20 years ago, titled “Painkillers”. It was set to star Nicolas Cage. In this 2022 version, Viggo Mortensen has taken over the lead role.
I spoke at length with Cronenberg about this new film, his career, and the Cannes walkouts that seem to occur every time he premieres a movie on the Croisette.