Crimes of the Future
Horror never plays well with the Academy (Midsommar, Hereditary, and The Babadook would like a word), but even more so when it's body horror. Just last year, the Cannes Palme d'Or-winning car-sex-serial-killer epic Titanedidn't even make Oscar's International Feature shortlist prior to the official nominations. Pulling up in the spot vacated by Julia Ducournau's masterpiece is David Cronenberg's long-awaited big-screen return, Crimes of the Future, which the filmmaker even predicted would prompt walkouts from the Cannes crowd during its competition screening thanks to its gory content and peculiar narrative about organs, mutations, and general sci-fi oddities. Cronenberg couldn't have been further from the mark, though, as his work received a lengthy standing ovation from the crowd, with critics praising primary cast members Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, and Kristen Stewart. It's that kind of star power — with time-tested pedigree — that could push Crimes of the Future into the awards race, with Mortensen already shaping up to become a prestige contender in a performance that feels rife for critics groups to lift into the conversation at the end of the year.
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