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David Lynch: the great American surrealist who made experimentalism mainstream
David Lynch: the great American surrealist who made experimentalism mainstream
Peter Bradshaw
From disturbing debut Eraserhead to his masterpiece Mulholland Drive, Lynch’s dark tales combined radical experiment with everyday Americana
‘A one-way trip to heaven’  
Cigarettes were David Lynch’s magic wand – and his undoing
Obituary  
David Lynch, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive director, dies aged 78
Picks of the week
Lucy Liu  
‘When I sense something is not right, I am going to protect myself’
‘When I sense something is not right, I am going to protect myself’
A twist of Lime  
Timothée Chalamet rode a rental bike on to the red carpet
Timothée Chalamet rode a rental bike on to the red carpet
Billy Bob Thornton  
‘I didn’t want Johnny Cash to catch me looking in his fridge’
‘I didn’t want Johnny Cash to catch me looking in his fridge’
Most romcoms don’t dare ask what women in their 30s really want. We Live In Time does
Hollie Richardson
Most romcoms don’t dare ask what women in their 30s really want. We Live In Time does
Adrien Brody  
‘People often don’t feel treated as equals’
‘People often don’t feel treated as equals’
Baftas 2025: Conclave leads a pack of underdog tales – and Kneecap may already have won
Peter Bradshaw
Baftas 2025: Conclave leads a pack of underdog tales – and Kneecap may already have won
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan is an electric revelation
A Complete Unknown  
Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan is an electric revelation
James Mangold’s biopic follows the rise of the era-defining star with Chalamet brilliantly embodying his shapeshifting allure
This week's reviews
Panda Bear in Africa  
Bear meets dragon in cross between Lion King and Kung Fu Panda
Bear meets dragon in cross between Lion King and Kung Fu Panda
Vermiglio  
Secrets and lies in idyllic Italian village in the shadow of war
Secrets and lies in idyllic Italian village in the shadow of war
Ladies Only  
Striking account of sisterhood’s intricacies on the Mumbai metro
Striking account of sisterhood’s intricacies on the Mumbai metro
Wolf Man  
Fear-free update of the lupine myth lacks bite and believability
Fear-free update of the lupine myth lacks bite and believability
My Stolen Planet  
Home-movie bulletins unearths Iran’s forbidden past
Home-movie bulletins unearths Iran’s forbidden past
We recommend
David Lynch's delirious masterpiece still stands tall
Mulholland Drive  
David Lynch's delirious masterpiece still stands tall
The virtuoso director has never topped this erotic, eerie commentary on Hollywood, featuring a stunning breakthrough performance by Naomi Watts
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