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By Sarah Ward (538) for Trespass (429) on 04 Dec 2018

As a writer and director, Brandon utilises the familiar themes and aesthetics with ambition and assurance, making body horror his own grotesque…

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By Frank Ochieng (928) for SF Crowsnest (189) on 16 Nov 2018

The creepy creativity does not fall far from the twisted tree in the filmmaking realm of writer-director Brandon Cronenberg...his impishly…

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By Annalee Newitz (110) for io9.com (258) on 24 May 2018

This is a movie that's packed with sexy metaphors. But it's missing the emotional connective tissue required to hold them all together…

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By Francesca Steele (73) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 10 Aug 2017

It's a work that feels technically precise but trying just a little too hard…

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By Scott Weinberg (1,998) for TheHorrorShow (174) on 23 Aug 2015

A tough, almost willfully difficult movie, but it's fascinating more often than it is dramatically off-putting…

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By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 15 Jul 2014

a ridiculous and flat-out dumb premise that's employed to terminally underwhelming effect by Cronenberg…

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By Richard Haridy (47) for Quickflix (709) on 25 Nov 2013

With an obsession for close-ups of needles piercing skin, Antiviral leaves one with a OCD-style desire to wash ones hands…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue (704) on 11 Jun 2013

The script is thin but effectively creepy as it examines contemporary pop culture obsessions while maximizing the queasy close-ups of needles,…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 29 Apr 2013

Brandon (son of David) Cronenberg demonstrates that the diseased tumor doesn't fall far from the infected corpse, so to speak: He's delivered…

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By Mark Keizer (225) for Alt Film Guide (63) on 24 Apr 2013

A gutsy, notable debut for a young filmmaker who needs to find a unique voice to match his unique ideas…

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By Marc Mohan (821) for Oregonian (1,550) on 24 Apr 2013

There's a certain bravery in Brandon's full embrace of the themes of Cronenberg père, who may be returning the favor with his next film, the…

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By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 19 Apr 2013

Originality is a rare commodity in art, so when something fresh and unexpected comes my way, it's cause for celebration…

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By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 19 Apr 2013

Cronenberg Jnr has created a reality that makes the skin crawl…

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By Matt Donato (975) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 17 Apr 2013

While Brandon Cronenberg surely lives up to the family name, I can't prescribe Antiviral to anyone needing an exciting sci-fi fix…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 17 Apr 2013

The pace is uneven, the energy sluggish (even the arrival of Malcolm McDowell in the third act doesn't pep things up) and the film feels overlong…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for RedEye (906) on 17 Apr 2013

If weirdness was all that mattered, Antiviral would be a must-see…

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By Simon Foster (434) for sbs.com.au (697) on 16 Apr 2013

As a piss-take of society's shallow fascination with Kardashian-like nobodies, Antiviral is coolly effective, but there's little insight into…

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By Caryn James (352) for James on screenS (89) on 14 Apr 2013

A slick, vapid thriller. Cronenberg has style and flair, but his all-too-obvious ideas about fame leave us with caricatures, not characters…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 12 Apr 2013

Brandon Cronenberg makes a striking debut for his first feature, following on the heels of his famous father while blazing his own career trail…

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By Chris Cabin (484) for Film Racket (579) on 11 Apr 2013

Syd's would-be rebellion from this sick world is rendered toothless, largely because Cronenberg spends most of his film discussing how cool…

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