Twin Peaks: From Z to A Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.5
Video		4.5
Audio		4.5
Extras		5.0
Overall		4.0

Twin Peaks: From Z to A Blu-ray Movie Review

Damn fine coffee, damn terrible keepcase.

Reviewed by Randy Miller III June 11, 2025

"Who killed Laura Palmer?" Nope, the real question is "Who approved this packaging?". Arriving almost five full years after an elaborate Limited Edition set of the same name, this less elaborate version of Paramount's Twin Peaks: From Z to A offers desperate David Lynch disciples a budget-friendly way to get 21 discs of television goodness for pennies on the dollar. Truth be told, that earlier set wasn't very easy to deal with either, but anyone familiar with so-called "Epic" keepcases -- you know, those unwieldy, fragile behemoths used for low-priced series-spanning collections ranging from Babylon 5 to Curb Your Enthusiasm -- knows that they're a sacrifice, not a solution. Disc content is 100% identical to that previous set, but I'd imagine most fans would've gladly paid extra for a boxed set of individual keepcases.

For an overview of the content included in this set, please see Martin Liebman's review of the Limited Edition set.

Twin Peaks: From Z to A Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

For details about the included Blu-rays' 1080p transfers (as well as the lone 4K disc that includes two episodes in 2160p/SDR), please see Marty's above-linked review of the Limited Edition set which links to earlier releases.

Twin Peaks: From Z to A Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Likewise, full audio details can be found in Marty's review linked above, which also links to earlier releases.

Twin Peaks: From Z to A Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

This 21-disc set ships in fragile, unwieldy "Epic" (their word, not mine) keepcase packaging, so you better hope that Amazons sends yours in a well-padded box. At first glance it looks fine enough: standing at the height of a DVD case and only about 2" thick, it has familiar design elements and feels decently hefty. Upon opening the case, though, fans are faced with an imposing wall of discs featuring identical artwork; they're at least individually labeled with content, which is repeated on the interior spread that you'll never see unless you pull it out or remove all the discs.

I already railed against this kind of packaging in my above-linked review of Babylon 5: The Complete Series, but at least that set has individual hubs for each disc. Like Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Series, this set has fewer hubs than discs and nine of them are double-stacked. It's definitely an annoyance, but at least Blu-ray's more durable coating should prevent damage -- and let's remember the Limited Edition set had envelopes, which might be worse. Even so, a much more comfortable middle ground could have been achieved here, even if it meant raising the price another $10 or $20. I mean, we're supposed to keep physical media releases, right? Package 'em better.

Oh yeah, bonus features. They're of course identical to those on the Limited Edition set linked above.

Twin Peaks: From Z to A Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Paramount's Twin Peaks: From Z to A is a fairly comprehensive and endlessly enjoyable effort first released as an elaborate and fairly expensive Limited Edition set five years ago. This budget-priced version, first announced about a month before David Lynch's passing back in January, offers identical content on all 21 discs including solid A/V merits, a 4K "demo disc" of two episodes, and a wealth of great extras. The only drawback is the packaging, which is indeed terrible... but at barely $50 as of this writing, it's still pretty much a no-brainer for those late to the party.