David Lynch

BLUE VELVET Criterion Review: David Lynch’s Classic Arrives on 4K

Criterion has prepared a new 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray edition of David Lynch’s Blue Velvet. Let’s take a look!

BLINDSPOTS PODCAST EPISODE #22: WILD AT HEART & KALIFORNIA
BLINDSPOTS PODCAST EPISODE #22: WILD AT HEART & KALIFORNIA

Blindspots is back! Our hosts hit the road to check out two films concerning the deranged lives of vicious killers.

LYNCH/OZ: I Don’t Know Where We’re Going

Lynch/Oz is a very film 101 documentary, one which aims to open doors for the performer, lover, and cinema enigma that is Lynch.

Transcendental Meditation Through the Films of David Lynch
Transcendental Meditation Through the Films of David Lynch

Transcendental meditation can provide a wealth of benefits and David Lynch’s grand filmography can become the key to open the door.

The Excruciating Sadness Within TWIN PEAKS
The Excruciating Sadness Within TWIN PEAKS

Behind the grief, behind BOB, lies the simple reality that Twin Peaks pushes: that the dream of suburbia and happiness that America sells may be a lie.

Avant-garde Video Art: How Experimental Filmmakers Create Immersive Experiences That Transcend Generic Cinema
Avant-Garde Video Art: How Experimental Filmmakers Create Immersive Experiences That Transcend Generic Cinema

Sensory immersion avant-garde video art grabs the spectator and pulls them into the narrative, they themselves become just as important as the work.

TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN: The Past Determines The Future
TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN: The Past Determines The Future

We analyze some of the interpretations of Twin Peaks: The Return, the dreamlike sequel series to David Lynch’s early ’90s TV show.

LUCKY: A Love Letter To The Late, Great Harry Dean Stanton
LUCKY: A Love Letter To The Late, Great Harry Dean Stanton

Lucky is the unfortunate but beautiful swan song of Stanton, one that truly earns the oft overused phrase, “the performance of a lifetime.”

TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME: Important Prequel To The Twin Peaks Universe
TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME: Important Prequel To The Twin Peaks Universe

Fire Walk With Me is a bolder, darker look at the Twin Peaks universe, but it is essential in understanding the show’s larger themes.

Mulholland Drivel or Mulholland Thrive? Lynch Gets The Take Two Treatment
Mulholland Drivel Or Mulholland Thrive? Lynch Gets The Take Two Treatment

In this installment of Take Two, Robb Sheppard reconsiders David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive after a less-than-satisfying first viewing.

Take Two: The Beautiful Nightmare That Is David Lynch's ERASERHEAD
Take Two: The Beautiful Nightmare That Is David Lynch’s ERASERHEAD

Our next installment of Take Two sees us examine David Lynch’s divisive debut feature about strange dreams and deformed children: Eraserhead.

DAVID LYNCH: THE ART LIFE: The Beautiful Dark Dreams Of An Artist
DAVID LYNCH: THE ART LIFE: The Beautiful Dark Dreams Of An Artist

David Lynch: The Art Life delves into the abstract world of Lynch, the artist. But while it intrigues, some mysteries still remain.

Return To MULHOLLAND DRIVE
Return To MULHOLLAND DRIVE

Sure, we’ve all heard the rumours: topping the critics’ pick of the flicks for this century, hell, this millennium so far, is David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive. But what exactly happened up in the darkness of those famous hills, on those enticing yet savage switchbacks?

Surrealist Cinema: 100 Years Of Psychedelia

There is one movement cinephiles can thank for heroin addicts sinking into carpets and rose petals exploding from cheerleader’s chests: Surrealism. Not only has the movement influenced some of the most iconic films to date like Trainspotting and American Beauty, throughout the last century surrealism has completely turned cinema on its head; creating a new wave of film that drags reality into the world of insanity.

David Lynch
The Beginner’s Guide: David Lynch, Director

David Lynch has one of the most polarizing bodies of work in Hollywood (though he is objectively one of the nicest and most genuine people there). His films divide audiences like they were born of a marriage between Moses and Solomon. Filled with peculiar idiosyncrasies and defiantly flaunting conventions of both genre and narrative, Lynch’s films have been stubborn in their consistency for most of his career.