Episode 281 - David Cronenberg: A Career in 3 Acts

This week, we break down the career of David Cronenberg in three acts. The thing is, there’s little you can say about David Cronenberg that makes sense. He’s a filmmaker who makes horror films, kinda. He has a preoccupation with body horror, sort of. Really he’s interested in people’s obsessions - what we can’t do without, even if we won’t admit it to ourselves. I think. It’s tough to say - like all great artists, he defies simple explanation. So of course, we’re going to try. 04:45 - Zombie Houses and The Ugliest House In America 12:45 - The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Netflix) 18:50 - M*A*S*H* 20:15 - Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (Book) 22:42 - The Troop (Book) 24:55 - Bottom (BBC) 27:55 - David Cronenberg