i think i just died a little. one of the most emotionally exhausting films (experiences?) of my life, but genius in all aspects. A
in other news, don't believe the inland empire hype. it's all, predictably, lynch fans. lynch is by no means a bad director (i loooove blue velvet, the elephant man, and the straight story, and many of his other films have their moments too - mulholland dr. and wild at heart most notably), but this is just...ugh. his fans are (ludicrously) hyping it, though, because i think of all the directors working today, he is the one that could, more than likely, film a piece of shit and get incessantly praised for it. dern is amazing but cannot in any way shape or form save the film (though actually, she's stopping me from giving it an F), which plays like self-parody. awful, awful self-parody. sorry, dave. D
