Blue Velvet – 4K 06/15/24

David Lynch’s dark vision of vice and cruelty beneath a quiet rural town solidified his rep as The Most Out-There big-studio director. Kyle Maclachlan’s curious Jeffrey can relate to Laura Dern’s sweet teenager, but he’s also drawn to Isabella Rossellini’s disturbed victim of sexual tyranny. With his tank of amyl nitrite gas, Dennis Hopper’s Frank became the decade’s slimiest, most deranged villain. Lynch’s creepy balance of wholesomeness and horror has not diminished, especially when remastered in 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray from The Criterion Collection.
06/15/24