Spider (2002)

The sights, sounds and smells of being reacquainted with his old neighborhood send Spider further down a shadowy path that reawakens memories of his where his mother (Miranda Richardson) and his father (Gabriel Byrne) raised him.

His freedom from the sterile and medicated environment afforded by the institution gives rise to an unfolding mystery that surrounds his youth. As he revisits the familiar streets, Spider soon begins to uncover the real truth, shifting seamlessly back and forth between the tragic events that polarized a boy’s adolescence to the shell of a man enduring the surreal plausible reality of today.

Further complicating matters, the halfway house only seems to both confuse and focus his perceptions at the same time. Terrance (John Neville), who also lives in the house, is a kindred spirit and supplies a

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We actually spend time with Spider, and when it’s over, we know what it’s like to be him. Cronenberg has once again proven that he’s one of the best filmmakers of our time, Spider may be remembered as one of his most mature and solid films.