One of the films that gave rise to the term "body horror," David Cronenberg's 1979 shocker is a characteristic mix of the sombre, the wacky and the viscerally grotesque.

| Oct 30, 2020

[Cronenberg's] rapid fire direction keeps you bouncing back and forth between laughter and shock with only minor stops for explanatory dialogue and his satirical sophistication never stoops to cheap parody.

| Apr 28, 2018

A cinematic bad dream that generates recurring nightmares.

| May 4, 2015

A horror entry which casts children in the role of malevolent little monsters, The Brood is an extremely well made, if essentially unpleasant, shocker.

| Dec 4, 2008

May be the most damning movie ever made about psychiatry.

| Original Score: B- | May 3, 2005

The Brood is an el sleazo exploitation film, camouflaged by the presence of several well-known stars but guaranteed to nauseate you all the same.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Oct 23, 2004