TFR Ep. 610: Crimes Of The Future, Watcher, 5 Favorite Cronenberg Scenes
Chris Scalzo
This week on The First Run, Chris and Matt discuss Cronenberg’s return to gross, icky, body horror sex stuff with ‘Crimes Of The Future’. After a run of critically acclaimed thrillers, a shift into smaller, odder films, Daddy Cronenberg is back, but does he still got it? And it meaning Ewww and Ohhhh… Then it’s another theatrical release, IFC Midnight and Shudder presents ‘Watcher’, featuring Maika (‘It Follows’) Monroe. Does director Chloe Okuno breathe new life into the genre? There’s the edge-of-your seat rundown of the big releases on Physical Media, featuring the Streaming and Straight to DVD Picks of the Week. Matt and Chris then close out the show with their 5 Favorite Most Unsettling Cronenberg Scenes.
00:00-15:23: Intro/Crimes Of The Future
15:24-32:06: Physical Media Picks
32:07-39:39: Watcher
39:40-55:44: 5 Favorite Cronenberg Scenes
55:45-57:43: Wrap Up
Theme music by Jamal Malachi Ford-Bey