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Review

Dune: Part Two – a rousing and stylish hard sci-fi sequel

by David Jenkins

Tim­o­th­ée Cha­la­met and Zen­daya shine as mys­ti­cal free­dom fight­ers in this grandiose and often-breath­tak­ing blockbuster.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Dune

by David Jenkins

Tim­o­th­ée Cha­la­met excels as space prince Paul Atrei­des in Denis Villeneuve’s spec­tac­u­lar widescreen epic.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Blade Runner 2049

by David Jenkins

Denis Vil­leneuve tan­gles with Repli­cants in this bom­bas­tic though nag­ging­ly shal­low sci-fi sequel to Rid­ley Scott’s 1982 cult classic.

5
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Arrival

by Adam Woodward

Denis Villeneuve’s lat­est is the most low-key alien inva­sion dra­ma you’ll ever see.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Sicario

by Vadim Rizov

Emi­ly Blunt gets a tough les­son in Mex­i­can-US pol­i­tics in this vis­cer­al drugs war dra­ma from Denis Villeneuve.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Enemy

by David Jenkins

Jake Gyl­len­haal sees his dou­ble and enters a vor­tex of wan­ton weird­ness in this cold, exper­i­men­tal drama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect