Tag Archives: David Lynch

R.I.P. Julee Cruise (1956 – 2022)

I was already familiar with Julee Cruise’s indelible/invaluable contributions to the Twin Peaks franchise, where she not only lent her ethereal vocals to the soundtrack, but also appeared on-screen in both the TV series (1990-91 + 2017) and its big-screen … Continue reading

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“Ping Me!”

A couple months ago, my crush on Anne Dudek led me to catch up with her current series, Corporate, a nihilistic workplace comedy set in a shiny/scary multinational called “Hampton DeVille”, which is now in its sophomore season. In many … Continue reading

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Wrapped In Paper

[Contains re-classified dossiers and SPOILERS!!!] To properly prepare for the imminent arrival of Season Three, I decided to pick up a copy of Mark Frost’s epistolary novel The Secret History of Twin Peaks (2016), to read alongside the Entire Mystery … Continue reading

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Wrapped In Plastic – Pt. 3

[The conclusion of my lengthy ramble about Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery. Contains “sultry rock music” and SPOILERS!!!] Although I’ve seen Fire Walk with Me (1992) several times in the past, it’s always been in isolation from the TV series, … Continue reading

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Wrapped In Plastic – Pt. 2

[Continuing my lengthy ramble about the first two seasons of Twin Peaks (1990-1991). Contains a mangled rowing-machine and SPOILERS!!!] One of the biggest selling points of the series for me is the eclectic (and eccentric) cast of women who appeared … Continue reading

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Wrapped In Plastic – Pt. 1

[Contains damn fine coffee and SPOILERS!!!] I originally started watching the other-worldly whodunnit Twin Peaks (1990-1991) in order to parody it, in a comic strip I was drawing at the time. There was so much hype surrounding its arrival on … Continue reading

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Bread With Butter

The Jenny Slate love-fest continues with Catherine (2013), a 12-part web-series the actress co-wrote with her husband, Dean Fleischer-Camp, who also served as director/editor, helping to keep the piece on track, tonally. The best way I can describe this brilliant anti-sitcom is … Continue reading

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The Trouble With Tribbianis

Clearly I have an addiction to buying bargain DVDs. Even with a teetering tower of cases already threatening to spill over and cause me a mild, toe-related injury, I still couldn’t resist picking up the first season of Joey (2004-2006), … Continue reading

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Grudged

The true worth of a “bargain” is often in the eye of the beholder, isn’t it? I mean, if I were to offer you a triple pack of DVDs for £2-45, you might be tempted… but what if the three … Continue reading

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Riders of the Worm

The one downside to buying DVDs in second-hand/charity shops is that a lot of your purchases tend to be made “on impulse”, without the ability to go online and verify the provenance of an “edition” via Wikipedia… and sometimes, silly … Continue reading

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