David Lynch: The Art Life: reviews

What the critics say average 7.5 from 3 outlets

• 8.0 The Hollywood ReporterDeborah Young At times the busy backgrounds strewn with unidentifiable objects become confused with the bizarre, rather monstrous constructions Lynch sticks to canvas in a stream of creative outpouring. The sound design by Philip Nicolai Flindt and background score by Jonatan Bengta raise goose bumps. Read
• 7.5 The PlaylistChris Evangelista He paints a portrait of Philadelphia as a nightmarish hellscape, filled with downright deranged neighbors and a sickly air of racism all about. Despite how unpleasantly Lynch describes the City of Brotherly Love, he also comments that moving there was the best thing to happen to him artistically. It opened up new, darker recesses of his mind, and inspired new, darker works of art. Read
• 7.0 VarietyGuy Lodge Essentially a feature-length interview with the man himself, with no other on-screen contributors, the doc?s simplicity of form belies the kinks and curves of its portraiture. Read