However, for a new generation of viewers, the first encounter with Crash is not through a restored Criterion Collection Blu-ray or an art-house revival. Instead, it is through a search query:

This is the most immediate threat. Filmyzilla is a secure website. It is plastered with pop-up ads, fake "Download" buttons, and redirect links. Clicking on a link to download Crash 1996 could easily install:

Unlike the 2004 Crash (about racial tension in LA), Cronenberg’s Crash has —it’s slow, clinical, and erotic, with a cold, metallic aesthetic.

Instead, pay the small rental fee, sign up for a free trial of The Criterion Channel, or borrow the DVD from your local library. Your computer will remain virus-free, your ISP won’t send you a warning letter, and you will actually support the kind of daring, transgressive cinema that Crash represents.