Fans of David Cronenberg will find a lot to love with his latest film, The Shrouds, a dark (very dark) portrait of mourning and mania. Writes critic Barry Hertz: “An enormously thoughtful, patient and frequently funny dissection of memory, sex and the expiration date that we are all staring down, The Shrouds lands as something of a grand syllabus of Cronenberg Studies.”

Also this week: If you’re ditching your plans to head to a Broadway show in NYC, we’ve got you covered. Here’s what to catch (and what to skip) on London’s West End instead.

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