Probably the only time in my life I’ve had a visceral reaction to a celebrity dying.

David Lynch changed the way I engage with art. He changed my sense of humour. His YouTube videos were one of the only things I looked forward to during the pandemic. He approached his work with such a wonderful empathy and sincerity, showing the darkness all around us and how the goodness of humanity, of ordinary people, is the greatest counter to it. He…

It was all leading to this…

The Arrival of a Train at Ciotat Station, landing on the eye of the moon, Lloyd hanging from the clock, the house collapsing on Buster Keaton, Kong on the Empire State Building, ‘Rosebud’, George realising he is the richest man in town, the chess match with Death, Ben-Hur in the coliseum, Lawrence blowing out the match, the smash cut from the bone to the space ship, Regan’s head spinning, Rocky on the steps, Travis…

I have some problems with this, but all in all it is a mightily impressive debut for someone so young. Parsons has a better grasp of space than a lot of seasoned pros do. 

It does just about justify its existence as a feature length film. Although my favourite stuff was everything on the hand held 90s cameras exploring the backrooms which makes me think I’d really enjoy the original web-series in comparison. It does certainly help when you have…