Turns out you can film pretty much any novel, though apparently there are limits to how queer you make it. David Cronenberg’s take on William S. Burroughs’ subterranean classic leans into surrealism, squalor, and ick as Peter Weller’s authorial stand-in infiltrates a nightmare demimonde undercover as a straight guy. If nothing else, it will make you miss the great Judy Davis. -Lee Gardner

1991 David Cronenberg 1.85:1 Color DCP 115 min.