Sport sluts x fun storytelling!
Going in, I was a bit concerned that the movie would be so hung up on the strength of its elevator pitch and core cast that it would fail to deliver any more moments than we got from the trailer. I'm pleased to find the movie delivered in the end. The "puzzlebox" narrative adds plenty of complications in the storytelling. The movie takes place over a large timespan, so we get the "A Star Is…
Peak play-to-film adaption, combining the best of both mediums! And a surprise Orson Welles, what's not to love
Dune: Part Two is an massive achievement of scale and story. A few hours after watching, I'm struggling to think of any meaningful criticisms. Denis Villeneuve's adaption is exciting, dramatic, and yet honors many of the convictions that Frank Herbert distilled it from. It shadows our present without treading too many of the same footsteps.
It's the perfect time to rediscover Frank Herbert's 1965 novel, which feels subversive in mass culture nearly 60 years after it was written. From the…
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It wasn't quite what I was expecting! I was settled in and ready for a good emotional ride once I got the unique angle this was taking with the "ghosts" and dream logic. I enjoyed the mysterious approach to the story.
It felt like a great actor's workshop - a bunch of tremendously talented actors pairing off for engrossing dialogue scenes in a vacuum. The whole middle of the film felt like a... bunch of scenes. Beautifully shot and preformed,…
