Twin Peaks the Return Episode 5 MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS CASE FILES And so the mystery of Dr. Jacoby’s shovels comes to the stupidest and greatest conclusion it possibly could. The image of “Dr. Amp” and his “gold shit-digging shovels” was an immediate fan favourite, largely because it was one of the […]
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Twin Peaks the Return Episode 4 (The Rewatch)
Twin Peaks the Return Episode 4 MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS BRINGS BACK SOME MEMORIES We live, regrettably, in a nostalgic age. The standard life cycle of a new geek-targeted film or TV series is this: it is announced something from the past is being brought back. Everyone gets very excited. Then the […]
Twin Peaks the Return Episode 3 (The Rewatch)
Twin Peaks the Return Episode 3 MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS CALL FOR HELP The FBI are back! What are they investigating, according to Miguel Ferrer’s still-peerlessly grouchy Albert Rosenfeld? “The absurd mystery of the strange forces of existence.” Oh. I see. Sounds more like an NSA job to me, but if you’re […]
Twin Peaks the Return Episode 2 (The Rewatch)
Twin Peaks the Return Episode 2 MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS THE STARS TURN AND A TIME PRESENTS ITSELF The first two episodes of Twin Peaks were broadcast back-to-back, with the option to watch three and four online. As a result, episode 2 hasn’t had the chance to be considered as its own […]
Twin Peaks the Return Episode 1 (The Rewatch)
Twin Peaks the Return Episode 1 MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS MY LOG HAS A MESSAGE FOR YOU Why talk about Twin Peaks: The Return now? Well, for one thing, it’s one of the few modern American prestige dramas whose reputation hasn’t settled now it’s off the air. After Breaking Bad’s last episode […]
Mulholland Drive (2001) It’s no wonder David Lynch’s work inspires such devotion (Review)
“Nah, you’re not thinkin’. You’re too busy being a smart-alec to be thinkin’” The Cowboy If you’ve never seen David Lynch’s 2001 Cannes Best Director winner Mulholland Drive, it’s probably worth stopping reading and buying Studio Canal’s new Blu-Ray restoration right now. That’s normally the kind of recommendation critics save […]