Crimes of the Future

Eric Hillis of The Movie Waffler

2022-09-07

With committed performances across the board and effectively atmospheric use of a largely deserted nocturnal Athens, the film immerses us in what feels like a very well thought out near future society. Read more

Hope Madden of Maddwolf

2022-06-01

The film references, directly or indirectly, The Brood, Dead Ringers, The Fly, Naked Lunch, Crash, and most frequently and obviously, Videodrome. Like his main character, Cronenberg has long been an “artist of the inner landscape.” And after several decades of excising that tendency from his work, Cronenberg has come full circle to accept what was inside him all along. Read more

Jacob Richardson of Film Focus

2022-08-24

Crimes of the Future is certainly beautiful, and throws so many incredibly interesting concepts against the wall. It’s a shame it focuses so heavily on those concepts that don’t stick. Read more

Filipe Freitas of Always Good Movies

2022-06-27

And yet, the script reveals some inventiveness. As for the visuals - capturing a blend of gothic and toxic atmospheres - and the foreboding score by regular collaborator Howard Shore, they are a perfect fit. Read more

Alex Brannan of CineFiles Movie Reviews

2022-06-11

The problem with Crimes of the Future is not depravity; it is the lack of a cogent follow-through on its shock value. For all of its incisions, it just doesn’t cut very deep. Read more

The Massie Twins of Gone With The Twins

2022-05-27

As he tunnels deeper into the rabbit hole of bizarreness, Cronenberg’s realm of graphic mutilations certainly becomes unique. But is it entertaining? He often seems so focused on visual freakishness that he forgets to progress the plot... Read more