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  • Blue Velvet (1986)
    Review preview for Blue Velvet

    One of the great masterpieces of modern cinema

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A young man befriends a woman in trouble and discovers a sinister side to life in his small town.
  • DumbLand (2002)
    Review preview for DumbLand

    Outrageously funny, but also manic, tense, irritant, disturbing and depressing.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    Absurd animated comedy.
  • Dune (1984)
    Review preview for Dune

    The film's real trouble stems from the fact that Lynch just wasn't the right man for the job.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    Epic science fiction set around rival clans on a desert planet which is home to giant worms.
  • Dynamic: 01 - The Best Of DavidLynch.com (2007)
    Review preview for Dynamic: 01 - The Best Of DavidLynch.com

    These are glimpses deep into the innermost gears and cogs of Lynch's ideas-machine, even if their very imperfection brings with it a certain disappointment.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    Collection of short films from the director.
  • The Elephant Man (1980)
    Review preview for The Elephant Man

    Merrick’s history, with its tragedies and triumphs, breaks the barrier between a life less ordinary and a horror comic.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    True story of a grotesquely deformed man who is saved from a freak show to become a sensation in Victorian London society.
  • Eraserhead (1977)
    Review preview for Eraserhead

    Eraserhead is no ordinary film - it's a complete sensory experience which will haunt you for years to come.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    Early David Lynch classic about a young man in a bleak industrial environment driven slowly mad by the crying of his mutant baby.
  • Inland Empire (2006)
    Review preview for Inland Empire

    Imagery and sound are so closely wedded throughout that at times it seems meaningless to distinguish between the two.

    Max Crawford · 5 out of 5
    A married actress falls for her leading man whilst making a film about an illicit affair.
  • Lost Highway (1997)
    Review preview for Lost Highway

    Lynch is a master of space and sound and the world of Lost Highway is at once beautiful and downright evil.

    Gator MacReady · 5 out of 5
    A mysterious murder is only the beginning of the strangest story ever told.
  • Mulholland Drive (2001)
    Review preview for Mulholland Drive

    Lynch creates unease with every camera angle and glitch in the storyline.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Special two-disc edition of David Lynch's psychedelic dream.
  • The Straight Story (1999)
    Review preview for The Straight Story

    Richard Farnsworth gives one of those performances that redefines the use of the superlative.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    True life story of a man who crossed America on a lawnmower to see his brother.
  • Twin Peaks (1990)
    Review preview for Twin Peaks

    Defying easy genre classification, Twin Peaks is a complex, literary tale that draws together ideas from disparate sources and is always veering off in directions at once unexpected and entirely logical.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    When a detective visits a small town to find out who killed the homecoming queen, he uncovers a much deeper and darker mystery.
  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
    Review preview for Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

    This film hinges on a powerhouse performance from Sheryl Lee the like of which has rarely been committed to celluloid.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    The last seven days in the life of Laura Palmer - a young woman's desperate attempt to reclaim her identity after years of abuse.
  • Wild At Heart (1990)
    Review preview for Wild At Heart

    The meandering pace can get tedious at times, but cinematically it's a masterpiece.

    Nicky Falkof · 4 out of 5
    Sailor and Lula go on the run, after Lula's mum bids to kill her daughter's beau.

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