Film Review – Antiviral

It seems the poisoned apple doesn’t fall far from the rotting tree.
“Antiviral” marks the feature-length directorial debut for Brandon
Cronenberg, son of David Cronenberg, the master filmmaker behind such
classics as “The Fly,” “Videodrome,” and “Dead Ringers.” Following in
his father’s footsteps, Brandon conjures a diseased take on our engorged
celebrity-fixated culture with this ominous, gruesome production. While
the younger Cronenberg is undeniably sipping from his dad’s reservoir
of corporeal nightmares, he proves himself to be visually fascinating
helmer with a unique perspective on societal decay. “Antiviral” is
stimulating work with a fulfilling grasp on agitation, though it works
ever better as a glimpse into futureworld psychosis and extremes of
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