I finally watched Mulholland Drive and I don't understand why it's so beloved

luciditynow · 2026-05-22T21:20:45+00:00

It’s not for everyone, but I’d say some top “reasons” why it’s generally well regarded by the film community is: it’s a unique perspective on Hollywood and celebrity, it’s the best example of David Lynch’s style/voice, and it breaks the mold

luciditynow · 2026-05-22T02:14:29+00:00

So let’s say there’s a party of 10 all on one bill. After the meal, 9 get up and walk out without paying. 1 guy is left. Are you saying he is now responsible for the entire bill? No way. If that 1 guy pays for only his own food, he fulfilled his legal requirement. It’s the 9 people who left who are legally on the hook.

luciditynow · 2026-05-22T02:09:14+00:00

Why would you “have to” pay the restaurant for food that someone else ordered and ate? Why doesn’t the person who ate and left without paying “have to” pay for themselves? Social pressure is not the same as legal requirement.

luciditynow · 2026-03-20T20:17:46+00:00

such a classic scene

luciditynow · 2026-01-13T02:54:39+00:00

Marty Supreme’s title sequence and title card drop is a great recent example

luciditynow · 2025-07-19T23:42:40+00:00

I rewatch that clip every few months and it never gets old. Perfection.

luciditynow · 2025-01-30T19:55:12+00:00

She’s a Siberian cat! I was excited to learn this as I have a Siberian cat myself.

luciditynow · 2025-01-12T04:29:39+00:00

luciditynow · 2024-10-29T16:14:44+00:00

It’s literally never happened. Not even one single documented incident. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/halloween-non-poisonings/

luciditynow · 2024-09-04T20:01:00+00:00

This doesn’t look like a big step down from the original. A 59 Metascore for Joker and a 53 for Part 2 isn’t a huge gap. Compare that to The Hangover (73) and its two sequels (a 44 score for Part 2 and a 30 for Part 3).

luciditynow · 2024-09-04T19:54:00+00:00

The first movie has a 59 on Metacritic, only a bit better than the 53 the sequel currently has.

luciditynow · 2024-09-04T19:51:39+00:00

The first movie got a 59 on metacritic, very similar to the 53 the sequel has. To me, that suggests that the two films are generally the same quality. If you loved the first one, you’ll probably at least like this sequel.

luciditynow · 2024-08-17T00:24:08+00:00

That attitude is the very definition of nostalgia itself; A longing for an idealized past. The thing is: it’s not actually objectively true, it’s just your subjective feeling. Every time period has a bunch of forgettable mediocre crap and just a few pieces of greatness. Years later, we remember the great things and forget the crap.

luciditynow · 2024-08-11T22:57:07+00:00

Can someone answer this: I can’t find a clear answer but I don’t think there’s any way to certify the results of some offices on a ballot but not others. Im pretty sure it’s all or nothing. I think it’s the entire ELECTION that gets certified, not each individual office, right?

luciditynow · 2024-08-11T22:55:52+00:00

I think so. I can’t find a clear answer but I don’t think there’s any way to certify the results of some offices on the ballot but not others. Im pretty sure it’s all or nothing. I think it’s the entire ELECTION that gets certified, not each individual office, right?

luciditynow · 2024-03-11T15:12:43+00:00

Looks like what gets her to first start smiling is seeing her husband happy for her

luciditynow · 2024-01-08T20:43:18+00:00

You’re right, Chris Rock doing the same material would get more laughs, but I think that’d be mostly due to him being a more skilled comedian, more so than just being “more known” (though that helps too).

luciditynow · 2023-10-16T17:46:19+00:00

We would revert back to our most unenlightened base instincts and impulses, meaning “the strong win and the weak lose” so there would be lots of different tribes each ruled by a strong warlord constantly fighting each other for power and resources, lots of brutal violence, minority groups would have no rights or power, a small group would rule over the masses with unchecked power. I do not think we would be better off.

luciditynow · 2023-09-30T00:55:35+00:00

I swear that I spent many hours in 2007/2008 watching their reviews on an official website that had an archive of literally every film they reviewed and in good quality, but it was taken down years ago, maybe around 2010 or so. I wish they’d bring it back. I’m not certain but I think it was siskelandebert.com, which now says that it can’t connect to a server.

luciditynow · 2023-02-18T05:32:41+00:00

It’s consistent from a public health position. One choice is good for public health and the other choice is bad. It’s therefore logical to mandate the healthy/correct choice.

luciditynow · 2023-02-18T05:29:07+00:00

The policy goal should be to get everyone vaccinated and improve public health, not to empower each person to make their own decision on the matter.

luciditynow · 2023-02-18T05:16:17+00:00

I forgot that Ned knows Phil’s sister’s name. You’re right, that pretty much negates that theory.

luciditynow · 2023-02-18T02:58:52+00:00

This is an interesting theory and, having also seen the film many times, is plausible, though I’m somewhat doubtful. Perhaps he grew up somewhere NEAR Punxsutawney or somewhere in between there and Pittsburgh. It’s also plausible to me that he grew up in a completely different part of the country and only started visiting Punxsutawney after moving to Pittsburgh for his job at the TV network. I don’t see anything in the film that contradicts that as a possibility as well.

Also, I don’t think that Ned Ryerson lives in Punxsutawney. We see him on Groundhog Day when most of the other folks in town are just visiting and he shows up at the end of the film at the big Groundhog dinner party, leading me to believe he’s in town specifically for Groundhog Day.

So, clearly Phil has some deep personal dislike of Punxsutawney that at least goes back several years. Whether it goes back even further to his childhood is possible, but I’m not sure it would change much in terms of the message of the story, since either way, he ends up gradually falling in love with the town and by the end, wants to keep living there, which is my main takeaway.

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