‘Videodrome’ 4K Ultra HD Review – The Criterion Collection Upgrades Cronenberg’s Masterpiece

Although analog technology has gone all but extinct in the 40 years since Videodrome first permeated viewers’ psyches, there’s no denying the prescience of its themes. Writer-director David Cronenberg, circa 1983, portended the exploitation of the internet age, virtual reality, and media manipulation. At its core, Videodrome confronts the viewer to examine their own relationship […]

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Criterion Collection October Lineup Includes Tod Browning’s ‘Freaks’ Plus ‘The Others’ and More

The Criterion Collection is celebrating Halloween with a brand new lineup of horror releases this October, and we’ve got the full scoop straight from Criterion’s website. Coming this October, “three Pre-code chillers from a master of the morbid; a gothic supernatural tale; & a haunting modern-day fable of cultural dislocation in NYC.” Those films are […]

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When Fiction Becomes Reality: How ‘Videodrome’ Is More Relevant Than Ever at 40

For many, Videodrome (1983) remains David Cronenberg’s signature film. It is not his most successful or necessarily even his best, but it does most thoroughly define the descriptor “Cronenbergian.” It is a distillation of many of the themes and motifs he would explore throughout his filmography. Along with The Fly (1986), it is perhaps his […]

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Kicking Off Weird Sex Month with the 40th Anniversary of ‘Videodrome’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Long Live The New Flesh, Bitch! And just like that, we’re into February. After starting the new year with a redo of our episode on The Perfection, followed by AIDS metaphor Safe, del Toro’s Gothic Romance Crimson Peak and slasher remake House of Wax, Trace and I are settling into our birthday month with four weeks of ‘Weird Sex’ […]

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David Cronenberg’s ‘Videodrome’ Getting 4K Ultra HD Upgrade from Arrow Video

David Cronenberg‘s Videodrome is the next horror classic to make the leap to 4K Ultra HD, with Arrow Video announcing this morning that the Limited Edition set arrives October 24! This is a UK release, but keep in mind that 4K discs are Region Free! Special Features include: Brand new 4K restorations from the original […]

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The Foo Fighters and Ten Other Notable Rock Musicians Who Appeared in Horror Movies

New release Studio 666 sees the Foo Fighters attempting to complete their tenth album when frontman Dave Grohl falls under the sway of a demonic hymn. Bloodshed ensues. It’s the latest entry in an enduring history of horror movies to feature rock stars; few things complement each other as well as horror and rock music. They’re a […]

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Stay Home, Watch Horror: 5 Distorted Reality Horror Movies to Stream This Week

Much in the same way that body horror can unnerve for its ability to turn your body against you, psychological horror preys upon your mind. The inability to distinguish reality from fantasy, or worse, is inherently terrifying. Censor (our review) sees a psychological unraveling for its lead character, a video censor during the Video Nasty craze that […]

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