“That’s as close to perfect as a movie can be,” I thought after finishing the David Lynch-directed prequel to his and Mark Frost’s much-beloved soap opera. Before experiencing the bisected cinematic story of Laura Palmer’s last days alive – days as chaotic as her prom queen photo was calm – I couldn’t quite grasp whatever made everyone else worship the Pacific Northwest-set series. Sure, I liked the show, but I liked it the way James likes Laura: I didn’t understand anything and was doomed to be on the outside of the action. Fire Walk With Me was the key: a way inside the true thematic depth Twin Peaks offers. Now you, too, can see what lies beneath Laura Palmer’s smile – her true struggles, playing out on the big screen while you eat Drafthouse’s mustard barbecue chicken wings. – James Scott
March 14-17
@All Alamo Drafthouses
