A David Cronenberg Retrospective.

More than almost any other American director, David Cronenberg is known more for his style than his films: the "flesh is mind" theme, the shocking glimpses of violence that punctuate important parts of his films and the reliance on genre conventions to shock his audience. His shocking extremism has caused some controversy in the past, but now Cronenberg is the elder statesman of American cinema: he has moved away from experimental genre films to more conventional genre exercises with ease, and it's fairly easy to plot the course. His films incorporate every aspect of film making, from straight visual directing to costume design (most of them done by his wife) to, almost most importantly, special effect.

For the next four weeks I will be watching all of Cronenberg's features and reviewing them. I will (hopefully) be able to help bring to light America's most under appreciated director and show you the course Cronenberg takes from visceral auteure to assured filmmaker.