The late filmmaking visionary David Lynch was truly ahead of his time, with many of his films misunderstood upon release , only to later be reappraised as groundbreaking masterpieces. While this was a consistent pattern throughout his career, the gulf between the contemporary and retrospective reception of one film is truly jarring.

As the director behind avant-garde classics like Eraserhead , Blue Velvet , and Mulholland Drive , Lynch’s films and TV work blended the dark underbelly of suburbia with his absurd, dreamlike sensibilities. All of Lynch’s most consistent themes came together in his TV series Twin Peaks , yet it was when he returned for a prequel film adaptation that the critics tore him to shreds.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Was Not Received Well Upon Re

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