Nathan's Movie Reviews

  Twin Peaks (2017) Directed by David Lynch     I'm going to be honest here, I'm not actually sure what to say. David Lynch's work is very personal and hard for me to explain in words just what I like about it so much, and Twin Peaks 2017 might be the hardest. Still I am going to do my best. Twin Peaks is an 18 episode continuation and conclusion to most (if not all) of the major plot points of the Twin Peaks universe.  This is basically an 18 hour long movie broken up into hour long episodes and just like Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, I feel like even the most ardent Peaks fan needs to know some things from going in to the new show. First, while this is a continuation of the original show, thew tone is very different and the world is different too. 25 years has passed in our world between the two series (the original 90s one and 2017) and it has for the people of Twin Peaks too. The characters have changed (some predictably and others very unexpectedly) and the wo...

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) Rated R    2hr 14min Directed by David Lynch Starring: Sheryl Lee, and Ray Wise     Welcome back to my mini Twin Peaks binge where I try to collect all of the many thoughts about the insanity and fantastic(ness?) that is the world of Twin Peaks. I have already covered the original series, so the next stop is the prequel, sorta sequel movie that is Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. Oh boy, does this film come with a million asterisks before you even watch it. First of all, if you were watching the original series and mad at the cliffhanger and wanted this movie to resolve everything, then be prepared for disappointment. If you were thinking that since this movie is a prequel and that you can use this to get into the world before watching the series, you are wrong. Because this movie would spoil the whole mystery of who killed Laura Palmer, which would drastically impact a newcomers enjoyment of the show I feel. If you are a fan of the...