David L. Dritch

Player of games.

[Black Lodge Cult @BlackLCult]

MULHOLLAND DRIVE
"David Lynch's 10 Clues to Unlocking This Thriller"

[Pop Crave @PopCrave]

Linda Perry says she thought Christina Aguilera was too “hot” to sing “Beautiful”:

“She was like, ‘Okay I want that.’ And I’m thinking in my mind, ‘No, you’re like, a hot chick. I’m not giving you this song. No way. Are you kidding me?’ My manager at the time said, ‘Why don’t you let her sing it and see what it sounds like?’ So I let her sing it and it made sense. That’s when I discovered beautiful people are actually insecure and are just as damaged as I am.”

🔗: https://t.co/U1pVPTMwPy

[Nuanced Film Takes @BadFilmTakes1]

I love how Julee Cruise always appears in Twin Peaks as a mourning angel for the senseless evil inflicted on Laura and Maddy. It makes the story feel far more universal, as if she’s crying out for all victims of abuse.

[Nitehawk Cinema @nitehawkcinema]

Happy 80th to the king

[JB 🐻✨🍉 @JBfromDC89]

Kennedy Davenport coming back for All Stars:

[Dr. Hawk @choppingwoodpod]

David Lynch's iconic Twin Peaks poem

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

The first trailer for ‘THE BACKROOMS’ movie has been released.

In theaters on May 29.

[Cris ✨ @lionesspike]

oh to concoct an idealized version of your life with your dream woman to distract from the crushing reality of your circumstances

[Ina Saboteur @SleeplssEremite]

log lady katya, you will always be famous <3

[Dr. Hawk @choppingwoodpod]

David Lynch directing Inland Empire

[Lost In Film @LostInFilm]

Jennifer Lynch, daughter of David Lynch, has announced her plans to edit the scripts for 'Unrecorded Night', the ambitious series Lynch was developing before his death in 2025.

The project was originally set up at Netflix but was shelved during the pandemic. Much of the plot remains under wraps, but it’s known that it featured a strong cast led by Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern, Naomi Watts, and British actor Toby Jones.

[Dr. M.F. Khan @Dr_TheHistories]

According to the history referenced in Dune, humanity once relied heavily on advanced computers and artificial intelligence.

Over time, power concentrated in the hands of those who controlled the machines. This led to oppression and a loss of human autonomy. The revolt that followed destroyed the machines and produced a lasting religious and cultural prohibition.

The commandment from the Orange Catholic Bible sums it up: “Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.”

As a result, any device that imitates or replaces human cognition is forbidden. Instead of computers, humans trained themselves to fill those roles. Mentats perform complex calculations and data analysis. The Bene Gesserit refine mental and physical control to extraordinary levels. The Spacing Guild Navigators use prescience, enhanced by spice, to plot safe faster than light travel routes that a computer would otherwise calculate.

Herbert was concerned about dependence on systems that centralize power and reduce human responsibility. In the world of Dune, banning thinking machines forces humanity to develop its own latent abilities rather than surrender decision making to technology.

Art by by John Schoenherr

#drthehistories

[Erik 'daibo' Kain @erikkain]

Off the top of my head, here are my favorite shows of 2025.

1. Task (HBO) Probably my favorite show of the year. Emotionally powerful. Lots of great suspense. Well-rounded, complex characters. Gorgeous cinematography and music. The entire cast was just phenomenal. Honestly one of my favorite shows in years.

2. Andor Season 2 (Disney+) Overall, I'd say not quite as good as Season 1, but the second half of the season was spectacular, horrifying, devastating and just all around brilliant. Some of the smartest writing on TV and along with Season 1, my favorite Star Wars or at least tied with ESB and RotJ.

3. Severance Season 2 (Apple TV) Again, not as good as Season 1, though partly that's because Season 1 was perfect. I didn't like where they took some of the storylines, but overall still a brilliant, unique, darkly funny sci-fi drama.

4. The Pitt (HBO) A brilliant twist on the 24 format. A show about an ER told in real time over the course of one extended shift. Remarkably well-written. Despite the many different stories taking place and the general chaos of the emergency room, it was easy to follow. Also heartbreaking.

5. The Chair Company (HBO) This is probably a "love it or hate it" show, and I can understand why it doesn't land for everyone, but I thought it was hilarious, incredibly shot, weird in a very Lynchian way that leaves you unsettled and uncomfortable and pretty much asking wtf did I just watch. Loved it.

6. The Studio (Apple TV) Seth Rogen's movie industry comedy was absolutely hilarious and another really beautifully shot series with so many great "oners" including an entire episode about filming a "oner" that is, itself, one single shot. Just incredibly clever satire.

7. Adolescence (Netflix) I don't think I really *liked* this show, as it was so grim and awful and the subject matter is so depressing, but it was incredibly well made and, once again, the oners were super impressive. Thought-provoking, no doubt.

8. Slow Horses Season 5 (Apple TV) Probably my least favorite season of Slow Horses but even the least good season of the Gary Oldman-led spy show is better than most other TV. Still hilarious, heart-pounding stuff, just wasn't as gripped by the story.

9. Blue Lights Season 3 (BritBox) Just a great, heartfelt police show set in Belfast. I love the characters and the exploration of crime in that city and culture. Not really a mystery, but top-notch crime drama.

Honorable mentions to The Lowdown (FX), Paradise (Hulu), The Wheel of Time Season 3 (Amazon Prime) which felt like the show was finally finding its feet and then got cancelled, The Mighty Nein (Prime Video), Terminal List: Dark Wolf (Prime Video) which was basically Call of Duty: The TV Show and genuinely fun military spy thriller fare, though maybe not quite worthy of "Best of 2025" lists, Dept Q (Netflix), Peacemaker Season 2 (HBO), Gen V Season 2 (Prime Video) which is better than The Boys, Down Cemetery Road (Apple TV) based on the books by Mick Herron who wrote Slow Horses, Dexter: Resurrection (Showtime) and probably a bunch I've forgotten.

I also watched a ton of older shows like Unforgotten, The Wire, Southland, Banshee, The Shield and lots I'm not remembering at the moment. (Turns out, contrary to my detractors, I actually liked a lot of TV this year!)

[m. @poetcinematic]

me all december

[Black Lodge Cult @BlackLCult]

Monday.

[Dr. Hawk @choppingwoodpod]

"You should be inside of a film when you go into a theater. It should surround you, envelope you, so you can live inside a dream." -- David Lynch