David Lynch
The Front Row
How David Lynch Became an Icon of Cinema
The late director’s unique vision and the love that his persona inspires make it easy to forget how winding his path to greatness was.
By Richard Brody
Postscript
Angelo Badalamenti Was Beyond Refined
The composer could tear out your heart—and David Lynch’s—with nothing but a beat-up old keyboard.
By Frances Badalamenti
Culture Desk
David Lynch’s Relentless Creativity
Checking in with the director as he turns seventy-five.
By Howard Fishman
Shouts & Murmurs
“Emily in Paris” Season 2, Directed by David Lynch
Emily finally escapes the alternate dimension and returns to Paris, only to discover that her previous actions have catastrophically altered reality.
By JiJi Lee
Culture Desk
Donald Trump’s America and the Visions of David Lynch
The director’s work is seemingly tailor-made for our real-life waking nightmare of crisis and collapse.
By Dennis Lim
The Pictures
Laura Dern’s Literary Sensibility
The actress peruses the Strand Bookstore and discusses her role in the bracing new film “Certain Women.”
By Tad Friend