Features

Has WWE become another cog in the Netflix machine?

By Sam Moore

As WWE enters its Netflix Era, there's an awful lot of "brand synergy" – and it's becoming a distraction.

This city is our playground: A drive-by of Grand Theft Auto machinima

By Olivia Popp

Grand Theft Hamlet might be the highest profile film made inside Rockstar's flagship franchise, but it's certainly not the first – join us on a cruise through San Andreas Cinema.

Making Sense of Life Without Her: On Chantal Akerman

By Esmé Holden

A reflection on trying to make sense of the senseless, through the work of a Belgian master.

Yi Yi, or Y2K

By Mick Gaw

Edward Yang's 2000 masterpiece about a middle-class family in Taipei might be the defining film of the millennium.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: A Cure for the Ghosted

By Savina Petkova

After a cruel break-up, a writer finds comfort and relief in Michel Gondry's offbeat 2004 romantic drama.

In Twin Peaks

By Aaron Stewart-Ahn

Screenwriter, filmmaker and David Lynch disciple Aaron Stewart-Ahn reflects on growing up a stone's throw from the setting of Lynch's magnum opus, and what lies at the beating heart of all his creative work.

Full of stars: The Straight Story

By Hannah Strong

David Lynch's most unlikely feature examines the pain, regret, love and hope that makes life worth living.

Nostalgia folding in upon itself: A visit to Wong Kar-wai’s Bangkok

By april forrest lin 林森

A writer reflects on retracing the steps of Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung in Thailand's capital, many years after In The Mood For Love.

Desire Wore Blue Velvet

By Jourdain Searles

Jourdain Searles reflects on the power dynamics at play in David Lynch's seductive 1986 thriller.

Vera Drew: ‘At least they’re not saying “banned filmmaker” anymore’

By Juan Barquin

As The People's Joker finally goes global, the maverick filmmaker behind the wildest superhero film of the year sounds off about microbudget filmmaking, the trans canon, and Joker 2.

The monstrous and the tender in The Elephant Man

By Christina Newland

Christina Newland explores the rhythms of David Lynch's take on the life of Joseph Merrick.

Are movies still short-changing middle-aged women?

By Miriam Balanescu

Despite the wealth of roles showcasing women over 40 this past year, some troubling stereotypes remain the same.

An endless summer with Twin Peaks: The Return

By Mark Asch

Mark Asch recalls the sultry summer of 2017, when Dale Cooper returned to television and the world was forever changed.

Dreaming of Lost Highway

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Sophie Monks Kaufman recalls a strange vision in the nighttime and the haunting nature of David Lynch's 1997 neo-noir.

Light in the darkness: David Lynch’s Dune

By Marina Ashioti

David Lynch's one-time adventure in Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking would forever change him – but not his heart.

The great biopic brain drain

By Callie Petch

In an age of Walk Hard knock-offs, why are the biopics that continue to play it safe the biggest success stories?

Women in trouble: On Inland Empire

By Esther Rosenfield

Throughout his career – though perhaps nowhere so much as in Inland Empire – David Lynch carved out a space for powerful depictions of women in crisis.

A trip down to DumbLand

By Esmé Holden

David Lynch's little-seen cartoon series about an angry man named Randy couldn't be more pertinent.

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