Villeneuve’s “Dune” is the cinematic equivalent of a meditation garden: gorgeous to watch with its characters’ polished skin, smooth stonelike spaceships, sand enveloped landscapes, sunlight

Full Review | Mar 24, 2024

It would be enough of a cinematic experience with just the visuals, but the technical elements within the sound are award-worthy.

Full Review | Original Score: A+ | Mar 1, 2024

Few movies showcase this scale, and once again, Villeneuve proves himself one of the best filmmakers alive. However, some early pacing issues and the two-part nature make Dune feel somewhat incomplete.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 1, 2024

Dune’s first half lived up to the hype as a mix of political intrigue, sci-fi storytelling and a large selection of really interesting characters, all with great visuals and sound design to match.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Feb 26, 2024

There are even moments that surpass the novel, especially the relationship between Leto and Paul, mainly due to a heartfelt speech from Oscar Isaac...

Full Review | Feb 24, 2024

Director Denis Villeneuve never misses and succeeds again in this adaptation with incredible performances especially from Timothee Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Oct 11, 2023

The end result is a movie worthy of the source material.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 10, 2023

an incredibly well-crafted adaptation that's faithful to the source material while also breathing new life into it, and an immersive, epic cinematic journey that will absolutely leave you aching for more.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 8, 2023

Villeneuve’s Dune: Part One is a worthy addition to the collection, besting the Lynch film in certain ways but still flummoxed and frustrated by the source material’s conversation-heavy downside.

Full Review | Jul 28, 2023

Dune is a masterful sci-fi blockbuster that is going to please the majority of its audience. The visuals are crying out to be seen on the biggest screen possible, easily becoming the movies standout.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 27, 2023

A true cinematic treasure that will be cherished for decades to come & gave me the same feeling that I got watching A New Hope for the first time. This is Epic to the highest of standards & I need more right now.

Full Review | Original Score: A+ | Jul 26, 2023

The talented cast is in service of spectacle, doing little more than providing the expositional sutures that connect one elaborate set piece to the next.

Full Review | Jul 26, 2023

Dune sets the new standard for epic cinema with eyegamic visuals, powerful sound design and score, and a compelling story surrounded by an absolutely massive scale. Denis Villeneuve adds yet another audiovisual masterpiece to his filmography.

Full Review | Original Score: A- | Jul 25, 2023

Dune is so engaged in getting the plot right and building an appropriate world that it doesn’t have time to let its characters bond or develop a real connection.

Full Review | Jul 24, 2023

Villeneuve can build spectacle and innovative tales because we have seen him do it before, but his rendition of Dune isn’t one of them.

Full Review | Original Score: C | Jul 21, 2023

Laced with complex politics, interesting themes on religion, gender, imperialism, and environmentalism; this has just about everything a fantasy/sci-fi fan could want.

Full Review | Jul 19, 2023

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is simply epic in every sense of the word, from the acting and action sequences, to the score from Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer. The grandeur of the film is accentuated by captivating shots and landscapes

Full Review | Jul 19, 2023

Trust me, on the big screen, the blue is blue enough to bring the intensity when needed...

Full Review | Apr 5, 2023

Dune is a true masterpiece. I can’t wait to see how this duology ends, and if Denis Villeneuve sticks the landing, this may be the best science fiction movie of all time.

Full Review | Feb 10, 2023

Five years later, the most cogent thought I emerged from Dune with was, "Hans Zimmer must be stopped."

Full Review | Nov 28, 2022