VIDEODROME

The strongest example of Cronenberg’s ideas about technology, body horror, media, and the metastasizing mindset of the modern era, this story of a sleazy TV executive (James Woods) who discovers a mysterious contraband cable station and experiences physical transformations is his masterpiece. The handgun coming of out the TV screen may be its most haunting image. The videotape going into Woods’ torso is a close second.

riff also makes it the director’s most romantic movie to date.