Shrouded in Grief: A Conversation with David Cronenberg

Death is an old and familiar concept in the films of David Cronenberg. There have been many casualties from murder, disease, and misadventure in his 50 years as a director, exploring grim corners of psychological and biological horror, crime, and madness. …

David Cronenberg on Leaving Reality Behind in His Tragic New Film ‘The Shrouds’ and Why He Rejects Hollywood’s ‘...

It’s easy to see shadows of David Cronenberg in his newest film, “The Shrouds,” now playing in theaters via Sideshow and Janus Films. Vincent Cassel stars as Karsh, a Canadian tech guru who creates a graveyard where you can watch your loved ones rot in …

‘The Shrouds’ Director David Cronenberg Wants to Retire the Term ‘Body Horror’

David Cronenberg, aficionado of the unnerving, won’t let his feelings about a creator get in the way of a creation. “I still love my Tesla,” says the filmmaker, seated in a dimly lit conference room at the Criterion Collection’s Manhattan office. “My …

Where to Watch ‘The Shrouds:’ Is the David Cronenberg Movie Streaming?

For cinephiles of a certain proclivity, a new David Cronenberg movie is a true event. The director, who just turned 82, has a filmography so singular and distinct that the word “Cronenbergian” has become an adjective and if somebody uses it you know …

The terrible Sharon Stone movie David Cronenberg almost directed: “They got afraid”

(Credits: Far Out / Youtube Still / Alamy) There are many alternate versions of films that had the power to change cinematic history, despite being abandoned by studio executives in favour of something more palatable. Whether it be the countless …

Andor season 2, Amy Sherman-Palladino's Étoile, and David Cronenberg's The Shrouds top this week's Must List

It hasn't been a good few days for TV characters! After last week's 9-1-1 shocker, The Last of Us said hold my golf club. Entertainment Weekly was on set for that harrowing episode — which you can read all about in our latest cover story by Nick …

David Cronenberg's surreal grief drama is unlike any film you've seen

Why David Cronenberg doesn’t believe creative freedom exists: “There is no such thing”

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) One wonders what goes on inside the mind of David Cronenberg. The master of body horror has crafted some of the most twisted, outlandish, and most original scary movies of all time. Exploding heads, men turning into …

David Cronenberg on What ‘The Shrouds’ Would Have Been Like as a Netflix Series

Writer/director David Cronenberg’s new film “The Shrouds” was first developed as a television series for Netflix. The sci-fi and body horror master even wrote what would have been the first two episodes, which eventually became the jumping off point …

Cronenberg’s ‘The Shrouds’ Turns Mourning Into Morbid Spectacle

The Shrouds – Photo: Sideshow and Janus Films Many filmmakers draw from the well of their personal heartbreaks in their work, but few do so with the lurid perversity of David Cronenberg. Forty-six years ago, while going through a bitter divorce, the …