Kyle MacLachlan

Dune (1984)

Dune (1984)
Rating: ★★★½
Feb 1, 2001Desert World/Intergalactic Politics/Precognitive Messiah
David Lynch disowned his film version of the classic Frank Herbert SF novel. However, Lynch may be incapable of making a bad film and this, while acting freely with the book, has a visual grandeur that makes it highly watchable
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Twin Peaks (1990)

Twin Peaks (1990)
Rating: ★★★★½
May 5, 2003Smalltown Weirdness/Murder Mystery
David Lynch's dive into the dark underbelly of smalltown weirdness became the cult tv series of the 1990s. This is the slightly re-edited pilot issued for theatrical release internationally, which offers an ungainly wrap-up to the proceedings
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Northfork (2003)

Northfork (2003)
Rating: ★★
May 29, 2014Strange Film About Angels
The Polish Brothers, two of the most underrated creative teams in the US today, make a rather puzzling film about angels that feels like muted Coen Brothers. The film is cool, measured, has often striking imagery but leaves you scratching your head trying to figure out what it is about
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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
Rating: ★★½
Nov 19, 2019Adventure Film/Quest for Mythic Artifacts
The first of several tv movies that later became the basis of a tv series about a team that collect mythic artifacts. An unapologetic copy of the Indiana Jones films on a lesser budget and surprisingly more fun than I expected it to be
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Mysterious Island (2005)

Mysterious Island (2005)
Rating: ★
Oct 9, 2008Desert Island Survival/Giant Animals
Hallmark tv mini-series adaptation of Jules Verne's desert island drama featuring no less than Patrick Stewart as Captain Nemo. This sinks badly amid incredibly shoddy giant animal digital effects
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Inside Out (2015)

Inside Out (2015)
Rating: ★★★½
Jun 20, 2015Pixar Animation/The Personalities Inside a Girl's Head
After hitting their creative heights in the late 00s, Pixar have slumped into terminal sequelitis during the 2010s – this is only the second original work they have made during that time and, while not perfect, goes some way to regaining the creative heights they were reaching five years earlier
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The House With a Clock in Its Walls (2018)

The House With a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
Rating: ★★½
Mar 10, 2019Boy and His Eccentric Warlock Uncle
Eli Roth is a director associated with the Torture Porn cycle and one does a double-take at him making a family-friendly film. The results emerge somewhere between Harry Potter and a Goosebumps film
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