In this final (?) episode, Charles Skaggs & Xan Sprouse discuss Inland Empire, the 2006 psychological thriller film directed by David Lynch, starring Laura Dern as Nikki Grace/Sue Blue, Jeremy Irons as Kingsley Stewart, Justin Theroux as Devon Berk/Billy Side, and Harry Dean Stanton as Freddie Howard!

Charles Skaggs & Xan Sprouse discuss The Short Films of David Lynch, the 2002 DVD collection of the early student and commissioned film work of David Lynch, including his short films The Alphabet, The Grandmother, The Amputee, and The Cowboy and the Frenchman!

Charles Skaggs & Xan Sprouse discuss Murder at Teal's Pond: Hazel Drew and the Mystery That Inspired Twin Peaks, the 2022 true crime book by David Bushman and Mark T. Givens that investigates the unsolved 1908 murder of Hazel Drew that inspired the Laura Palmer mystery on Twin Peaks!

Charles Skaggs & Xan Sprouse conclude their retrospective of The Films That Inspired David Lynch by discussing The Wizard of Oz, the 1939 musical fantasy film directed by Victor Fleming, starring Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale, Frank Morgan as Professor Marvel/The Wizard of Oz, and Margaret Hamilton as Almira Gulch/The Wicked Witch of the West!

Charles Skaggs & Xan Sprouse are joined by special guest DJ Nik as they pay tribute to Angelo Badalamenti & Al Strobel and continue The Films That Inspired David Lynch by discussing 8 1/2, the 1963 surrealist comedy-drama directed by Federico Fellini, starring Marcello Mastroianni as Guido Anselmi, Anouk Aimee as Luisa Anselmi, and Claudia Cardinale as Claudia!

Charles Skaggs & Xan Sprouse continue their retrospective of The Films That Inspired David Lynch by discussing Sunset Boulevard, the 1950 dark comedy film noir directed by Billy Wilder, starring William Holden as Joe Gillis, Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, and Erich von Stroheim as Max von Mayerling!

Charles Skaggs & Xan Sprouse begin their retrospective of The Films That Inspired David Lynch by discussing Rear Window, the 1954 mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Jimmy Stewart as L.B. "Jeff" Jefferies, Grace Kelly as Lisa Fremont, Thelma Ritter as Stella, and Raymond Burr as Lars Thorwald!

Charles Skaggs & Xan Sprouse discuss the 2022 Criterion Collection release of Lost Highway, the 1997 neo-noir film directed by David Lynch, exploring the special features and interviews with David Lynch, Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Robert Loggia, Balthazar Getty, and more!