Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
Syd March is employed at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans. When he becomes infected with the disease that kills super sensation Hannah Geist, Syd becomes a target for collectors and rabid fans. He must unravel the mystery surrounding her death before he suffers the same fate.
Brandon Cronenberg's debut is visually striking and conceptually audacious — the sterile white aesthetic and body-horror satire of celebrity worship are genuinely distinctive, marking it as a singular vision. The cinematography is exceptional, with cold, clinical compositions that reinforce the film's themes. The premise is highly original, extending Cronenbergian body-horror into sharp cultural satire. However, the plot meanders and the pacing drags, leaving the narrative underdeveloped relative to its ambitions. The acting is serviceable but uneven — Caleb Landry Jones commits to the role but the supporting cast is thin. The ending feels anticlimactic and fails to deliver on the provocative setup, dissipating tension rather than resolving it meaningfully.