Assimilating many of David Cronenberg's much-favoured themes, including alienation, evolution and mutation of the body, Crimes of the Future is the Canadian filmmaker's first genuine body horror movie since 1999's eXistenZ. It encompasses practical effects and sets that deliver an intriguing glance into a futuristic world, complete with stylised performances from a cast including Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart.
It's an audacious film with a vague, hollowed-out setting that's conveyed with a clinical approach, keeping the observer at…