This week on New Release … special agents Derrick, Drew, and a mystery caller return to Twin Peaks. In Fire Walk With Me—a prequel movie to the show—we follow Laura Palmer, played by Sheryl Lee, in her final days before her tragic ‘wrapped in plastic’ introduction. Being a Lynch picture, this nightmare story presents more questions than answers, using dream logic to show, best he can, the duality of man. From the moment Badalamenti’s heart-swelling piano music hits, you know this setting, and these characters, will haunt you forever. It’s been thirty-plus years since Twin Peaks aired on network TV, and we are still scared and thrilled to talk about how this movie takes advantage of—or abuses—the freedom a feature format affords. The fall season of New Release is just heating up, so make sure to search ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple to subscribe. 1992 is underway!

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