David Cronenberg knows exactly how he wants to be buried. In his new movie “The Shrouds” (in theaters nationwide April 25), the Canadian filmmaker imagines a near future where high-definition cameras ...
When people say that David Cronenberg makes body horrors, what they really mean is that they are horrified by their bodies. Cronenberg, by contract, is fascinated by bodies. By their potential, by ...
David Cronenberg has long been one of our most provocative filmmakers, and at 82 years old, he's still pushing buttons. But in "The Shrouds," his latest dive into the nether regions of the human ...
A semi-autobiographical movie from an American auteur tops the DVD releases for the week of Oct. 21. “The Shrouds”: Criterion Premieres release of David Cronenberg’s 2024 film centered on a tech ...
“The Shrouds,” David Cronenberg’s first film in three years, takes off from a striking and inventive premise. Imagine gravestones with a video feed — you know, like the screens on the back of airline ...
In The Shrouds, Vincent Cassel plays a widower who uses technology to monitor the remains of his dead wife. (Janus Films) When The Shrouds premiered at film festivals last year, David Cronenberg ...
There’s something peculiar about the swathes of glowing, yellow celestial fabric that cascade over the opening credits of David Cronenberg’s latest film, “The Shrouds." Initially, these microscopic ...
David Cronenberg’s screenplays give the overwhelming impression of intelligent dialogue between interesting people with driving obsessions, and their smarts let them keep a practical, analytical ...
To its credit, “The Shrouds” begins by taking a bold swing. It decides to use its best scene right away. After the ominous and ethereal opening credits, director David Cronenberg presents an image of ...
The Shrouds has been my most anticipated movie of the year. Often, when I share that David Cronenberg is my favorite filmmaker, I’m asked how I feel about his later works. While most film fans can ...
In movie terms, the year is young—we all know that the serious awards contenders start emerging in the early fall, around the time of the Venice, Toronto, and Telluride film festivals. But it's never ...