Tag: Twin Peaks
With a Mishmash of Influences (from David Lynch to The Matrix) Backrooms is Gen Z’s 90s Hard-On Manifested on the Big Screen
The ooh’s and ahh’s over Kane Parsons’ directorial debut, Backrooms, are not entirely unwarranted. After all, it’s no secret that society finds everything to be [Read More…]
Rachel (Maybe Not) Getting Married: Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
Of course, no one can say that the outcome of the series isn’t built right into the title, however, it’s difficult not to root/have higher [Read More…]
The Video for A. G. Cook’s “Residue” Is Brat, David Lynch Edition
Because there’s no argument at this point that Charli XCX is a bona fide cinephile (further confirmed by her unofficial “Queen of Sundance” title), the [Read More…]
Potato Cakes: The Return: Kyle MacLachlan’s Arby’s Commercial Is a Clear Nod to David Lynch
In an article for Variety from earlier this year, Kyle MacLachlan is quoted as saying, “There I was. I don’t care. I’m up for anything.” [Read More…]
Eric: Change Comes From Within (Even If You’re Without A Puppet-y Shell)
Set during the time and place everyone loves to romanticize—New York City in the 1980s—Abi Morgan’s Eric isn’t your typical kidnapping story. But then, nor [Read More…]
Mare of Easttown’s (Non-Supernatural) Twin Peaks Feels
The rave reviews for Mare of Easttown are, of course, unsurprising considering how Kate Winslet refuses to participate in any project that won’t get the [Read More…]
Taylor Swift’s Inez/Betty/James = David Lynch’s Laura/Donna/James
While the “cognoscenti” of the few remaining New York-based pop culture “publications” would like to believe “Betty” is now an undeniable part of the “queer [Read More…]
We’ve All Been Sucked Into Black Lodge Territory, Generating An Endless Timeline Loop Where Every Version Concludes With a Shriek of Horror
In a fitting reflection of the times, Twin Peaks: The Return was originally expected to air on Showtime in 2016. The same year as the [Read More…]
Coffee Shops & Ominous Stalkers: Twin Peaks Flavor Takes Hold of The End of the Fucking World’s Gripping Second Season
The last time we saw then seventeen-year-olds James (Alex Lawther) and Alyssa (Jessica Barden), things had taken more than just a slight turn for the [Read More…]
Billy Hargrove: The Son of Steff McKee and Leo Johnson
The 80s douche bag archetype is nothing we haven’t seen made fun of before in recent years as the media predilection for irony and meta-ness [Read More…]
