when it comes to my relationship with david lynch as a filmmaker, it’s honestly quite minimal. i remember watching Eraserhead when i was 13 and it’s a movie that i’ve wanted to rewatch since then as it honestly still hasn’t left my mind, even almost four years after watching it. for the next few years, i had wanted to check out the rest of his catalog but would always hold off from doing so for no particular reason. hell i originally wasn’t going to plan on watching this short today.
but then came the news.
as i was on the bus ride home from school, i had opened up instagram and the first thing i saw a post with the caption “david lynch (1946-2025)”. when i saw this, i was honestly in a state of shock and disbelief. the only time that the death of a celebrity ever emotionally impacted me in a similar way was with chadwick boseman in 2020. even then, that’s someone whose movies i had consistently watched for the last 4 years. this was a filmmaker who i had only been familiar with because of a single movie he directed that i watched and his cameo in The Fabelmans. why was it that his death impacted me this much?
to put it frankly, he’s one of those filmmakers whose work leaves an everlasting impression on the viewer. whether it’s positive or negative is up to said viewer but it’s still an everlasting impression nonetheless. i mentioned this earlier in the review, but i had only watched Eraserhead one time years ago and it’s still a movie that i still think about almost regularly.
he’s also a filmmaker whose work has left a significant mark on other creatives. for instance, one of my favorite films from last year was the luca guadagnino film Queer. that’s a movie that feels as though it’s stylistically inspired by the works of david lynch. one of my favorite shows from the last decade is the FX series Atlanta, and that’s a show where the creator (donald glover) has cited lynch’s Twin Peaks as an inspiration on the style and presentation of that show.
TL;DR, david lynch is a filmmaker whose work has left a massive impact on filmmaking and art. even if he’s no longer with us, his legacy won’t ever be forgotten by the filmmaking community.
rest in peace david🙏
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my knowledge of bob dylan going in: minimal but i know at least a couple of his songs
my knowledge of bob dylan after the movie: still minimal but now i know a few more of his songs
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Watched on Saturday January 11, 2025.
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Watched on Friday January 10, 2025.
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Watched on Sunday January 5, 2025.
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it’s honestly ironic how i ended up watching this movie the same day as nosferatu and both also happen to contain what are possibly the hardest and most iconic title drops in recent memory
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pretty great movie but unfortunately spongebob didn’t once make a single appearance. do better robert eggs benedict smh🙄
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Watched on Saturday January 4, 2025.
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i usually don’t rate shorts but this short was so damn good that i had to make an exception
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Watched on Friday January 3, 2025.
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(season 2)
solid season but that being said what was that cliffhanger. like i know i’m not gonna have to wait too long since S3 is supposed to come out within the next nine months but also why the fuck would you end your season like that. it felt like we had an episode left but instead the season just ends randomly. it reminded me of house of the dragon where we spend time building towards the finale only for the season to not have an actual ending and to just end randomly.
other than that i still enjoyed the season and i’m excited to see how S3 is gonna end the story
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catherine zeta-jones in this movie might be the hottest that any woman has ever been in any movie. like it’s gobsmackingly insane how hot a single person can even be.
also it’s really funny how joker 2 was basically just a significantly worse version of this movie
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even though 2024 may have been my worst year mentally, it’s nice to know that I can at least cap off the year by watching one of pixar’s greatest achievements. happy new year everybody🙏
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Holy shit. I wanna cry so bad.
I was excited going into this because I’ve heard from people that this is one of Spielberg’s best, and in all honesty, it absolutely delivered. This genuinely might be his emotionally resonant, sincere, and thoughtful film of his entire career.
Everyone in this movie does a great job but man, Haley Joel Osment is absolutely the reason why this functions as well as it does. I obviously knew going in that he could act but after seeing this performance, it honestly made sense as to why he was Spielberg’s only choice for the role.
And man, that ending was an absolute gut punch. I remember seeing videos about this movie when I was younger and hearing from a couple of people online (more specifically Doug Walker) that it was the worst part about the movie, when in actuality, it brings the entire thing together. I obviously don’t wanna spoil it for people who haven’t seen it, but without the ending we got, this movie wouldn’t have the same effect to it.
Easily without a doubt in my top Spielberg films (alongside Jaws and The Fabelmans).
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merry crimbus everyone🙏
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introducing my younger cousins to this movie is without a doubt gonna be a core memory
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if it weren’t for the fact that Andor exists, i’ve have no problem saying that this is the best thing that Tony Gilroy ever made. can’t wait to rewatch this in a few years
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insane to think that we’ve gotten three genuinely decent Sonic movies before we even got a GTA 6
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Watched on Saturday December 21, 2024.
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Watched on Monday December 16, 2024.
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maybe it’s just because i haven’t seen many of jaume collet-serra’s movies but it’s nice to know that of the few movies i’ve seen from him (this, jungle cruise, and black adam), the one that happens to be genuinely good also happens to be the one that doesn’t star dwayne johnson
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loved how absolutely surreal this was. the fact that this and challengers are the only guadagnino movies i’ve seen makes me wanna check out the rest of his filmography even more
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Watched on Thursday December 12, 2024.
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rachel mcadams when it comes to being the best part of almost every single movie she’s in
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Watched on Saturday December 7, 2024.
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Watched on Thursday December 5, 2024.
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Watched on Sunday December 1, 2024.
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The only reason this isn’t 5 stars is because at times the lighting and color grading look off. Other than that, what an absolutely amazing film. The year-long wait for Part 2 is gonna be crazy
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If I had to describe this movie, it’d be “a solid time that also should’ve been a lot better.” Obviously it’s a difficult task to try to make a follow-up to one of the most celebrated movies of the 21st century but considering that this has the same director, cinematographer, some of the actors, and even one of the original screenwriters (David Franzoni) coming back as a producer, this movie should’ve been an absolute slam dunk.
That being said every time Denzel Washington is on screen the movie basically turns into the film equivalent of a Michelin star restaurant
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Watched on Saturday November 23, 2024.
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AI could never produce something as legendary and endearing as this movie. happy 20th anniversary to literal peak fiction
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Watched on Saturday November 16, 2024.
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without a doubt the best show of the entire year. might be the best comic book series i’ve seen since daredevil. can’t wait to see what they do with oz in the next batman movie.
also cristin milotti was incredible and also also she can step on me
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I’m surprised the average rating for this movie isn’t higher because this is genuinely one of the most unabashedly sincere movies I’ve ever seen. I wish I watched this when I was younger because I feel like I would’ve been absolutely obsessed
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it’s crazy to think that somehow ivan managed to surpass nate from devil wears prada for the title of “worst romantic partner in cinema history”
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Watched on Saturday November 2, 2024.
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holy crap lois, it’s my birthday
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happy halloween🎃
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Watched on Sunday October 27, 2024.
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This review may contain spoilers.
no eminem song at the end smh
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I couldn’t decide what movie to watch so I just decided to rewatch peak
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Watched on Sunday October 20, 2024.
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There’s one scene in this movie where Skye (the main character) is performing one of her songs and somehow this non-musical has a musical sequence that’s miles better than every single musical sequence in Joker 2
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tied with hill house for the title of mike flanagan’s best project. it sucks that this show never got more recognition (mainly because squid game came out around the same time) because it’s genuinely a top 5 show of the decade.
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Watched on Monday October 14, 2024.
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HOLY SHIT. THEY ACTUALLY COOKED. WE’RE SO BACK IT’S NOT EVEN FUNNY
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Watched on Sunday October 6, 2024.
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i’m speechless (derogatory)
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Maybe it’s the recency bias talking but not only is this a top 5 movie of the year, but this is also a top 5 DreamWorks movie of all time. I don’t even know what else to say at this point, go see it
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Watched on Wednesday September 25, 2024.
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- 12 Years a Slave
- 22 Jump Street
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence
- Airplane!
- Akira
- Aladdin
- Alien
- American Psycho
- Anatomy of a Fall
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- Poor Things
- La La Land
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
- Cruella
- Crazy, Stupid, Love.
- Zombieland
- The Amazing Spider-Man
- Superbad
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
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- Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Return of the Jedi
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
- Solo: A Star Wars Story
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- Gladiator
- Thelma & Louise
- Blade Runner
- Alien: Covenant
- The Martian
- Prometheus
- The Last Duel
- Matchstick Men
- Gladiator II
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]]>- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Black Panther
- Iron Man
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Iron Man 3
- The Avengers
- Captain America: The First Avenger
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- The Incredibles
- Monsters, Inc.
- Toy Story 2
- Inside Out
- WALL·E
- Toy Story 3
- Up
- Finding Nemo
- Coco
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- Oppenheimer
- The Prestige
- The Dark Knight
- Memento
- Inception
- Batman Begins
- Dunkirk
- Tenet
- The Dark Knight Rises
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