In terms of covering roughly the first half of the novel, Dune is an adaptation that delivers on almost every front.
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"Attack the Block" (2011) Film Review
Attack the Block is a real deal cult film that deserves the biggest cult it can muster.
"Annihilation" (2018) Review
Annihilation is super solid high concept science fiction with dashes of creature feature horror and body horror, but all of those things stretch it a bit thin.
"The Shape of Water" (2017) Review
I feel awful that I didn't see The Shape of Water in time for my Top 15 Films of 2017 list, because it would have easily been a Top Five Contender.
"Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi" (2017) Review
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi is going to piss people off. There's no way around it. But I loved it and I hope you love it too.
"Blade Runner 2049" (2017) Review
This shouldn't have come close to working in any capacity.
What the F*** is Up with "Blade Runner" (1982)? A Film Appreciation
Author's Note: Some explicit language is used to drive home a few points here.
"War For the Planet of the Apes" (2017) Review
It's kind of incredible that the Planet of the Apes franchise exists at all.