For fans of David Lynch’s work that came to it through Twin Peaks, Eraserhead can be a shock to the system. Shot in stark black-and-white, it features all of the absurdity and none of the sexiness of Lynch’s later work – but the kernels of his emotional interests are there. Made in 1977 on a shoestring budget and featuring a babyfaced version of one of Lynch’s longtime collaborators, Jack Nance, its stunningly cool and ahead-of-its-time dreamscape works on your brain the way weather does – mysteriously, viscerally, completely. The real shock is how much one can come to care for an animatronic booger of a “baby.” – Lina Fisher
March 7-8 & 10-11
