Blu-ray Review: ‘Videodrome’
David Cronenberg’s is one of the most prophetic horror visionaries ever. They Came From Within aka Shivers – featuring bloody potato monsters that increase libidos – foretold the pharmaceutical development of positive parasitology; Rabid explored our infatuation with plastic surgery, and the sleazy, overnight butchers that would sully their profession; The Brood tackled the subject of physical manifestations of emotions; and Scanners, his break out film in America, showcased Cronenberg’s fascination with the effects of drugs and treatments on the human body, giving way to both positive and negative effects. Videodrome, a film that I feel is his best, was more ahead of its time than anything the director has ever made. Not only are many of the ideas more relevant than ever in today’s climate, but some haven’t even been fully realized.
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