“My mind is going.” In context, probably the most haunting line of dialogue ever written. 

So this is my gazillionth+ time watching 2001–2nd time in theaters (!)—and it’s still the #1 movie of all time (for this humble 25-year-old who hasn’t seen nearly enough) by a country mile. Here’s my obligatory disclaimer (and here’s my obligatory aside noting that the obligatory disclaimer is itself played out by now) that I can’t possibly add anything new or cover any serious ground…

Mulholland Drive is amazing. I could go on rambling for days about what makes it great (and I’m probably going to do just that right now). It perfectly combines the warmth and noir elements of Twin Peaks Season 1 with the hopelessness and elusiveness that Lynch will later feature in Twin Peaks: The Return, giving us the best of both Lynchian worlds (also could be compared to Blue Velvet and the way that movie uses a “simpler times” 50’s aesthetic…

A sleek little thriller that’s overall an engaging time thanks to likable performances and solid direction, but suffers a bit in the writing department (the plan—and the rationale for the plan—really strain credulity (I mean Richard’s whole plan hinges on Violet, a woman without motive, poisoning Henry on camera, but Richard himself poisons the piano player on camera at the bar, presumably with the very same poison he gave Violet to use. Seems like that could be an issue for…

Pretty awful. As unengaged with a movie as I’ve been in quite some time. Took me 2 days to finish it and that almost never happens (typically i bunker down no matter how much I’m struggling to get through something). Stardust features a completely lifeless and surprisingly colorless world, a senseless and frictionless plot, an all-time unlikable protagonist, a completely contrived romance, and a laughable final 10 minutes. 

I liked the concept (not so much the execution) of the 7…

First Letterboxd review! (And it’s for a goody). 

If I did the math right, since first seeing Blue Velvet a month or so ago, I have thrown it on in the background to bask in at least once a day on more than 60 percent of days. 

In one interview I watched with David Lynch, he said — speaking of Blue Velvet — “its it’s own world; I like going into that world.” Man, I couldn’t agree more. 

Blue Velvet…