Horror is often the practice of ingesting our collective anxieties and regurgitating them back at us in a more palatable form. With The Brood, David Cronenberg stewed his own mental anguish from a recent relationship breakdown in a broth that included a dollop of his usual fascination with the human body. Into that he mixed contemporary societal anxiety about psychiatry driven by tragic outcomes from experiments with psychopharmaceuticals such as those at Oak Ridge in Ontario. Having aged for 40 years, this stew is ready for another tasting.
Join us on the 26th and decide for yourself whether or not Cronenberg succeeded in the kitchen.
We'll be chilling in the second room of Long Play and discussing what we have watched over the last month from 6'ish - come and say hi!
Bob, David, Mel, Adam & Sam
PS Society membership is required to attend the film screening, memberships can be purchased on the night starting at $10.
November Screening - The Brood
