Director David Lynch: a Retrospective
Why David Lynch? David Lynch first appeared on the movie scene with his debut feature Eraserhead in 1977. Since then his reputation as a rather strange filmmaker has…
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David Lynch Films Ranked: #1 – The Straight Story (1999)
#1 in my definitive ranking of David Lynch’s films This is the black sheep of David Lynch’s filmography. Even Dune doesn’t stick out as much as this…
David Lynch Films Ranked: #2 – The Lost Highway (1997)
#2 in my definitive ranking of David Lynch’s films. This movie has convinced me that David Lynch does not make difficult movies. He makes…
David Lynch Films Ranked: #3 – Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)
#3 in my definitive ranking of David Lynch’s films. This really is an 18-hour movie. From beginning to end, it’s the same pair of…
David Lynch Films Ranked: #4 – Eraserhead (1977)
#4 in my definitive ranking of David Lynch’s films. This represents some of the absolute highs and absolute lows of independent production. Judging it…
David Lynch Films Ranked: #5 – Blue Velvet (1986)
#5 in my definitive ranking of David Lynch’s films. In some ways, this reminds me of Stanley Kubrick’s reaction to directing Spartacus, a movie he had…
David Lynch Films Ranked: #6 – Mulholland Drive (2001)
#6 in my definitive ranking of David Lynch’s films. Rather famously salvaged from a television pilot made for ABC, David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive is a delirious and…
David Lynch Films Ranked: #7 – Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
#7 in my definitive ranking of David Lynch’s films. This movie exists in a weird little spot. It’s almost like a franchise film that…
David Lynch Films Ranked: #8 – The Elephant Man (1980)
#8 in my definitive ranking of David Lynch’s films. David Lynch’s second film is held up as one of his best, but I think it’s…
David Lynch Films Ranked: #9 – Inland Empire (2006)
#9 in my definitive ranking of David Lynch’s films. This is the ultimate David Lynch movie. Born of a series of experimental short films he…