...Beyond the Black Rainbow most certainly has a familiar aura about it. Those that are David Cronenberg fan boys such as I am, and worship at the altar of such films as Scanners, The Fly, and Videodrome will be in sci-fi/horror heaven, or hell as it were, for its 109 minute psychedelic journey. While Cronenberg’s early output seems to be a huge inspiration for Cosmatos, there are a couple other films that came to mind numerous times during the film. Altered States, starring William Hurt, and my personal favorite film, Alejandro Jodorowsky’s, The Holy Mountain, are most definitely in Cosmatos’ film collection. BTBR, however, while wearing its influences on its sleeves, has a wholly original vision which is achieved through a mind-bending visual style that left me in a euphoric trance...
