Monthly Archives: June 2017

Twin Peaks: The Return Recap, “Part 7”

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Budd Wilkins

“This week’s episode of Twin Peaks: The Return uses Mark Frost and David Lynch’s abiding preoccupation with doppelgangers and mirror imagery as an often subtle structural device.” Read the entire recap for Twin Peaks: The Return, “Part 7” over at … Continue reading →

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Twin Peaks: The Return Recap, “Part 6”

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Budd Wilkins

“Many of the events in the latest episode of Twin Peaks: The Return seem to depend on the toss of a coin, inviting speculation about the balance between chance and necessity in the lives of the characters.” Read the entire … Continue reading →

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Kiju Yoshida: Love + Anarchism

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Budd Wilkins

“Kiju Yoshida’s thought-provoking political trilogy makes its Region A Blu-ray debut with sturdy transfers and some essential contextual bonus materials.” Read my review of Kiju Yoshida: Love + Anarchism over at Slant Magazine.

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Twin Peaks: The Return Recap, “Part 5”

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Budd Wilkins

“The establishing shot of the glittering nighttime Las Vegas skyline that opens “Part 5” of Twin Peaks: The Return dissolves to a street-level prowl through an old-school, neon-lit district before cutting to the Rancho Rosa billboard, moodily lit by a … Continue reading →

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Twin Peaks: The Return Recap, “Part 4”

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Budd Wilkins

“Watching the first four episodes of Twin Peaks: The Return has been tantamount to participating in an exceptionally gnomic guessing game. Most of the lingering questions that have been raised thus far center on matters of significance—and in both senses … Continue reading →

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Twin Peaks: The Return Recap, “Part 3”

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Budd Wilkins

“The first 15 minutes of part three of Twin Peaks: The Return play like one of David Lynch’s hermetically sealed surrealist short films. Agent Cooper’s (Kyle MacLachlan) plunge through space-time comes to an abrupt end when he crash-lands on a … Continue reading →

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Twin Peaks: The Return Recap, “Parts 1 & 2”

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Budd Wilkins

“Just like that gum you like, Twin Peaks is back in style. And that style is unadulterated, late-period David Lynch. Sometimes it’s the casting of seemingly minor parts, sometimes just a bit of stray imagery, but Lynch and co-creator Mark … Continue reading →

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Twin Peaks: Every Episode Ranked

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Budd Wilkins

“On April 8, 1990, ABC broadcast the pilot episode of Twin Peaks, cult filmmaker David Lynch’s initial foray into network television. Lynch tapped co-creator Mark Frost, who had made his bones writing teleplays for edgy yet realistic fare like Hill … Continue reading →

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