that's pretty flimsy dude.

you've seen the new show?

I wish I was hyped; I am more circumspect than that.
A 'Lynch movie' up until now has always been a discrete/unique experience - apart from perhaps only the 2nd season of Twin Peaks, which is one of the very few weak spots on an otherwise fascinating and adventurous career.

I hope you're right. I agree that he has not been averse to taking risks post-Twin Peaks (or at any stage of his career).

I've been struggling to imagine how this decades-late new series of Twin Peaks will be anything but an exercise in nostalgia - I love David Lynch though and wish I had more faith that he has something up his sleeve, but I have a bad feeling this is going to be really disappointing - I hope I'm wrong.

Yes, well said - I take my daughter to a decent amount of children's movies and this one was a rare pleasure - I agree with the premise of the article too; it was so beautifully shot that I left the cinema feeling oddly relaxed and calm.
It reminded me a *little* of the Bridge to Terabitha ..

As your run-of-the-mill David Lynch fan, who was pretty obsessed with Twin Peaks during it's run, I'm curious as to how this third, decades-later season will play out.
I should have faith in Lynch to produce something wonderful, but I have a tough time seeing how it's going to work for me - I would hate to see he and…

audiobooks.
get the audiobooks.
the blood meridian audiobook i have is just about my most prized thing; wonderfully read.

Cities of the Plain is great, particularly the ending - If you like it you really should go back and read All the Pretty Horses and the Crossing, because they are every bit as good.

there were rumors - and then disappointment - that he was going to release 'the Passengers' last year … this article prompted me to check again for some news of its release, but alas, nothing … I would *love* some new Cormac McCarthy.

weird article; claims to be an introduction to the show but scans as if every reader already knows all the characters and their history.
i've seen very little of IASIP and was kinda reading along to see if I wanna commit to the series, but the in-jokey tone of the article left me none the wiser.

said Great Boos Up!

my man Jonathan Richman bridges this generational gap with aplomb.

I agree, it's pretty fucking sad - my sister has basically rammed David Bowie down my niece's throat since birth and has managed to brainwash her; now she can smugly tell everyone how hip her daughter is.

that centurion is actor Chris Langham, who was hilarious in the first season of The Thick Of It with Peter Capaldi … this was before a rather unfortunate jail sentence was imposed for downloading and possessing child porn …

yeah, honestly, not attempting to be contrary - often when watching films if I don't actively *enjoy* the score then I just don't notice it at all - with E.T. though (which I watched again maybe 2 years ago) the strings during the bike chase scene in particular just grated on my nerves …

Intolerable Cruelty.
There are others that aren't that highly regarded in the Coen canon, but Intolerable Cruelty is definitely my personal least favourite Coens film; the pacing is awful, and the characters are so broad as to barely register as characters at all.
I was unbelievably disappointed when I saw that movie.

each to their own of course, but I detest the ET score, the strings are so shrill

I agree, and your list of your 5 fave Coen films is also correct (although I find it hard to turn my back on Raising Arizona and have a soft spot for Hudsucker too).
But I will still fight you.
Let's 'chon.

Yeah he really does nail the accent; I'm from Melbourne and Dev's effort sounds %100 authentic.
Surprisingly tough to find good examples of international entertainers who are able to execute the accent well. Heard Stephen Fry do a ripper Australian accent on QI once, mimicking a pilot who he'd once heard make an…