DUNE MOVIE REVIEW

“Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me.” This was our critics mantra before sitting down to watch this latest adaptation of (the first half) of Frank Herbert’s seminal and essential sci-fi novel “Dune”. Why? Because we’re all (except Wright) huge fans of the novel. We all (except Wright) have watched the movie, the sci-fi channel series, played the game. We all (except Wright) had a LOT invested in this new version being the definitive one. Because if Denis Villeneuve, who actually pulled off a solid sequel to “Blade Runner” couldn’t do it, it seems like no one could. As it turns out, there was no need to press that Gom jabbar into our necks as we were not about to yank our hands out of the pleasure box that is this new version (even Wright). Chris, Neil, and Beau take a long look across the shifting sands and discuss the film from the viewpoint of fans with a lot riding on the success of this movie and Wright provides the viewpoint of the guy who ‘skimmed the wiki page’. God bless his dear heart.

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DIRECTED BY: Denis Villeneuve

STARRING: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem, Babs Olusanmokun, Benjamin Clementine

 

YOUR REVIEWERS

 

Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss)

Born in the wilds of northern Virginia, Chris managed to put all of his survival skills to use and barely escaped with his life to Austin Texas in 1992 where ever since he’s dabbled in everything from plumber’s assistant to sandwich maker, from band to bar management. An opportunity to see theatrical release films for free by becoming a critic on a local public access show called “The Reel Deal” turned into a full-time job when Chris and his friends decided to take it to the internet. They built the site Spill.com, adding multiple podcasts and animated features, to no small amount of success. During this time, a fortuitous friendship sprung up between Chris and young Brian Salisbury, who was also a local film critic, and they merged their forces of will, and their laundry list of ideas for shows, to eventually build this community of critics. While Brian eventually followed his heart to a new family, Chris continues on with a cast of colorful folks from all over the country (and a few others). You can also check out Chris in his videocast, along with Martin Thomas and Danni Danger, that One Of Us does with our friends at Bell of Lost Souls: Crossover Event. He also regularly guests on the video game website Rage Select. Follow Chris on Twitter and Facebook and check out his Amazon Wish List.

 

 

Neil Anderson (Screener Squad)

I first got hooked on movies when I saw Star Wars at a drive-in theater as a kid. Growing up in a small, rural town meant not having access to a lot of movies. In college, that all changed. I couldn’t get enough. I love it all — flicks, films, movies, and cinema. I still have that wide-eyed wonder of that kid watching movies from the back of a pick-up truck...