Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos is mourning “unapologetic genius” David Lynch, who he says was working on a limited series that Netflix was “all in on.” Like many others across the entertainment industry, Sarandos paid tribute to the late filmmaker on social media after his death at 78.

David Lynch admitted in the years leading up to his death that his least favorite project was his third feature film, calling it a 'total failure' in his eyes. The director's family announced his death at age 78 on Jan.

Much like dreams, merely hearing Lynch's work described does not compare to experiencing his movies and TV series firsthand. Unconventional to the end, the director's filmography (plus Twin Peaks, indispensable to his oeuvre) almost always elicits strong responses, with each project re-assembling a number of core ideas, themes, and images.

The late director’s unique vision and the love that his persona inspires make it easy to forget how winding his path to greatness was.

Lynch took The Straight Story to 1999’s Cannes film festival, where in perhaps the greatest year ever for American independent film, he sold his movie to Disney. (It’s still streaming on Disney+.) He laughed,

When “Twin Peaks” premiered in 1990, it expanded the cinematic potential of a TV episode and inspired a generation of showrunners.

In his later life, Lynch charged into the digital frontier in his typically singular fashion. He used grainy digital video cameras to shoot the bizarre California epic Inland Empire mostly on his own dime;

A primer for David Lynch’s best movies and TV shows, from “Twin Peaks” to “Blue Velvet,” to be enjoyed in a dark room with a big cup of black coffee.