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Aren caps off the David Cronenberg Retrospective with a ranking of his films.

Artistic Evolution in the Early Films of David Cronenberg

Aren explores the stylistic, narrative, and thematic evolution of David Cronenberg’s filmmaking in his early works.

David Cronenberg, Essays, Yesterday's CinemaAren BergstromJuly 5, 2018David Cronenberg Retrospective, David Cronenberg, Crimes of the Future, Stereo, Secret Weapons, Fast Company, The Brood, Shivers, RabidComment

David Cronenberg: Rabid (1977)

Rabid shows Cronenberg refining and developing his unique style of body-horror in this cult-classic film about a vampiric-epidemic in Montreal.

David Cronenberg, Reviews, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAnders BergstromMay 11, 2018Rabid, Shivers, David Cronenberg, body horror, horror, sex, Marilyn Chambers, Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Cronenberg on CronenbergComment

David Cronenberg: Shivers (1975)

Shivers proves Cronenberg capable of conjuring conventionally-appealing entertainment that still has the capacity to shock with its imagery and dazzle with its ideas.

David Cronenberg, Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 11, 2018Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry, Alan Migicovsky, Susan Petrie, Barbara Steele, Ron Mlodzik, David Cronenberg, ShiversComment

The New Flesh: The Unnatural Nudity of David Cronenberg

Rather than using it for titillation or emotional revelation, David Cronenberg uses nudity to explore the unnatural psyches of his characters.

Essays, Yesterday's CinemaAren BergstromAugust 19, 2016David Cronenberg, The Fly, Naked Lunch, Crash, A History of Violence, Eastern Promises, Shivers, Rabid, Maps to the Stars, The Brood, VideodromeComment