Inland Empire
As an actress starts to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world starts to become nightmarish and surreal. The final film in my trip through David Lynch’s retrospective takes… Continue reading
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Mulholland Drive
After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and… Continue reading
The Straight Story
An old man makes a long journey by tractor to mend his relationship with an ill brother. ‘The Straight Story’ is named after it’s protagonist, Alvin Straight, but it also works on a… Continue reading
Lost Highway
After a bizarre encounter at a party, a jazz saxophonist is framed for the murder of his wife and sent to prison, where he inexplicably morphs into a young mechanic and begins leading… Continue reading
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
A young FBI agent disappears while investigating a murder miles from Twin Peaks that may be related to the future murder of Laura Palmer; the last week of the life of Laura Palmer… Continue reading
Wild At Heart
Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula’s mom has hired to kill Sailor. ‘Wild At Heart’ is a thrillingly erotic road movie, featuring excellent lead performances from… Continue reading
Blue Velvet
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of criminals who have kidnapped… Continue reading
Dune
A Duke’s son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father’s evil nemesis when they assassinate his father and free their desert world from the emperor’s rule. ‘Dune‘ is frankly an… Continue reading
The Elephant Man
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity. ‘The… Continue reading
Eraserhead
Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child. So after completing my reviews of the filmography of the Coen Brothers,… Continue reading