The Fly, 1986
It’s yucky, it’s gross, it stays with you long after the film ends, it’s The Fly. It’s also a David Cronenberg film so of course you’d expect icky body horror galore. The 1986 movie stars Jeff Goldblum as Seth Brundle, a brilliant but bizarre scientist determined to figure out how to harness the power of teleportation. Despite the pods successfully teleporting inanimate objects, they warp and mutilate anything alive, but that doesn’t stop our Sethy, oh no. He goes in the teleportation pods himself, and well, you know the title of the film. The Fly boasts incredibly gross and effective practical effects, the kind you’d expect from a Cronenberg film, as well as fleshed-out characters that ensure the disgusting shit you’re seeing also hurts to watch. An absolute classic. — Alyssa Mercante
