David Cronenberg Episodes

You can now text us anonymously to leave feedback, suggest future content or simply hurl abuse at us. We'll read out any texts we receive on the show. Click here to try it out! Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review! Today, we're delving into David Cronenberg's eXistenZ (1999). While the film presents some intriguing ideas about the fusion of reality and virtual gaming worlds, our consensus is that it feels somewhat undercooked, particularly when measured against Cronenberg’s usually visceral and ...

Wouldn't it have been fun to review THE FLY (1986) and also the 1958 original version? I guess we'll never know, having only found time to cast our critical eye at the DAVID CRONENBERG remake. There's no messing about as the movie immediately throws the two main characters together at some kind of nerd convention. I'm a fan immediately getting on with the story and not wasting precious time with wearisome world building. We've got a podcast to make and efficient story telling such as this is a ...