David Lynch’s short film released on Netflix, What Did Jack Do?, works as both a gift to Lynch fans and a troll on Netflix viewers. In the film, Lynch portrays a detective who diligently interrogates a monkey suspected of homicide. Shot in black and white, Lynch stages a minimal scenery: a table top illuminated by … Continue reading
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Singled Out: Living As Stereotypes In Mike Kelley’s “Singles’ Mixer”
A girl in KISS makeup, a hillbilly, a computer nerd, a couple of witches and four Black women walk into a singles’ mixer. Although it reads like the start of a hack joke, Mike Kelley’s sculptural and multichannel video installation Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #8 (Singles’ Mixer), currently on view at Luhring Augustine’s Bushwick gallery … Continue reading
Why Do You Have To Make Something So Simple So Difficult: Enjoying Exhaustion With Twin Peaks: The Return ‘Part 10’
Hello Johnny, how are you today? Hello, Johnny, how…oh! Hello there, dearest Twin Peaks fantastic and Filthy Dreams readers! Are you feeling deeply uneasy by an educational toy? Me too. That must mean it’s time for Lost In the Bang Bang Bar, our weekly obsessing over Twin Peaks: The Return. This time we visit Part … Continue reading
Remember The Dog Legs: Thwarting Expectations With Twin Peaks ‘The Return: Part 7’
*Karate CHOP!* Why hello there, dearest Filthy Dreams readers and Twin Peaks fanatics! Oh, what am I doing? Well, I was just practicing my Special Agent Cooper/Dougie ninja moves, especially his swift chop to the neck he delivered to that squealing hit man. But, we’ll get there soon because we’re Lost In The Bang Bang … Continue reading