Variety ranks the films of David Cronenberg. Having nothing in common with his 2022 film of the same name, the 1970 “Crimes of the Future” is best seen as an early artifact of Cronenberg’s obsessions with flesh and sex.
An art-house film developed when he was a student, the director wears nearly every other hat on this project as well, writing, producing, shooting and editing it.
For a microbudget production, it looks quite sharp, with the filmmaker showing a keen eye for creative blocking and camera placement.
Yet the experimental vibe makes this “Crimes” more of a curio than anything else, as the oppressive voiceover and nasty plot — heavy on foot fetishism and pedophilia — definitely limits rewatch value.
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