Cronenberg’s last two films gave him the strongest critical support of his career, but I feel like I got off the bandwagon a few stops back (somewhere after NAKED LUNCH and before CRASH.) I think A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE is okay, but severely overrated, as his style seems to have evolved from shockingly violent to surprisingly flat.
Looking over a couple of polls that posted last month, nobody here seems to have much to say about his early horror film period. For most of you Cronenberg was deserving of attention after Videodrome, The Dead Zone and The Fly. I'm a big fan of The Brood and Shivers also has quite a few good moments. I like a lot of Scanners, but (as zarodinu pointed out) the lead is terrible.
Dead Ringers was where Cronenberg really took his directing to the next level. I wasn't a big fan, but I appreciated his attempting something more artistic. Naked Lunch, to me, is Cronenberg's one true masterpiece.
And I think we're all exhausted attacking or defending A History of Violence. I hope the comments here focus more on the body of work in general, as well as hopes for the future.