Possessor: Psychological Body Horror
Many have waited patiently for Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor. Coming eight years after his first body horror feature, the riveting science fiction Antiviral, would be beat the sophomore jinx?
M. Night Shyamalan and Jordon Peele both fell victim to expectation, but Cronenberg rose to the occasion.
In Possessor, Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough) and her handler, Girder (Jennifer Jason Leigh) assassinate high-level people by high jacking the mind and body of someone close to the target.
This may seem like a simple premise with a shoot-em-up vibe, but Cronenberg breaks new ground in storytelling. Are you listening, Ari Aster?
Body Horror More Than Skin Deep
Possessor takes us on an unsettling journey as we follow Tasya on her latest mission to take out a wealthy target and earn her company a big pay day.
But it’s not as simple as that. In the feature, Cronenberg delivers themes, details, and points to ponder as we watch the action unfold. It’s a story of character with a different kind of arc than most films.
One can see sparks of Ingmar Bergman, as well as Bruno Forzani and Hélène Cattet, as well as the work of his celebrated father, but it’s all Brandon.
Listen in to our spoiler-free discussion, and find out why Possessor is one of the year’s best horror films.
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