Tag: David Cronenberg

• September 30, 2023

  Hooptober 10.0 – Dead Ringers (1988)

  Being Film #16 for Hooptober 2023 I think the biggest mystery of Dead Ringers is how it didn’t win ALL the awards, especially for Jeremy Irons. I’ve always held the film at arm’s length, admiring its execution but getting precisely what I wanted from a Cronenberg movie. Well that was then and now I’m older…
• January 25, 2023

  Lost in the Mail: Dan’s 2022 Sight And Sound Ballot

  Coming up with a Sight and Sound ballot, even one that didn’t get submitted to the actual magazine, presents unique challenges. The only criteria put forth by the venerable magazine is to vote for the greatest films of all time, leaving voters free to interpret that. It opens things up to a wide set of…
• October 6, 2022

  Hooptober 2022 #18: Shivers (1975)

  After watching The Brood, I knew I had to watch David Cronenberg’s Shivers. It’s the only one of his horror films I hadn’t seen. Part of the fun with Hooptober is in watching films you haven’t seen. So why not knock off a Cronenberg on my to watch list? Shivers occupies a unique space in…
• October 6, 2022

  Hooptober 2022 #17: The Brood (1979)

  A question a couple of months ago on Twitter asked “Who is our greatest living horror director?” This is always a fun question to ask but also gauge where a person might stand with you. People have their reasons for their favorites. They directed a favorite from when they first got into horror, there’s a…