Ali Shukri Amin

Mulholland Drive (2001)

Review published · Watched July 29, 2025

4/5 on Letterboxd

A pretty good movie but certainly not the best of the 21st century. Interesting motifs and visuals, but ultimately I don't think the messages in the undercurrent were conveyed in a particularly compelling fashion. To me, David Lynch is the noir Haruki Murakami of film.

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