BFG Podcast #183: ‘Wolf Man’ and an Appreciation of David Lynch

This week, the BFG Podcast pays tribute to David Lynch, of whom there is nothing bad to say. Stephen Garrett’s wife and daughter may not be into Lynch, but Stephen and Neal Pollack (and Neal’s wife Regina) loved him, and so does most of the rest of the world. Stephen buries the lead and talks about the time he interviewed Lynch at a film festival, and the story is as idiosyncratic as the rest of Lynch’s work. We cover as many bases as we can, from ‘Mullholland Drive’ to ‘Dune’ to ‘Wild at Heart,’ spending some time lingering on Lynch’s relationship with Steven Spielberg. It’s a great conversation about a great American artist.

Not so great is ‘Wolf Man,’ a sad horror dud from Leigh Whannell, who made the entertaining ‘Invisible Man’ reboot in 2020. But this is not entertaining, says Pablo Gallaga, despite decent performances and good visual effects. It’s just not entertaining, and not scary enough. And Neal continues to warn the world that werewolves are real and should not be used for our amusement. But is the world listening? No!

Enjoy the podcast. And for god’s sake, watch a David Lynch movie!

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David Lynch at the 1990 Emmy Awards (credit: Alan Light).