Review of Crimes of the Future (1970) by Paul Z — 29 Sep 2012

Even before Scanners and The Brood, Cronenberg has always been able to merge an endlessly fascinating concept with incredibly lean plotting. Also here, he turns one of the most minimal settings into one of the most bizarre institutions, even though it's obviously a university doubling as a sanitized futuristic asylum.

Also a little too obvious are the nevertheless creative attempts at psychedelic sound design, i.e. I can tell that's the sound of a coffee machine, I can tell that's a rainstick, but I see what effect you're going for.