Claire and Gavia dig into the blockbuster event of the year, discussing Dune: Part Two's astonishing production design and all-star cast, along with thornier topics like Dune's messy political worldbuilding and director Denis Villeneuve's adaptational changes to the original novel.
Read MoreThis week, Gavia and Morgan revisit Frank Herbert's sci-fi classic Dune, newly interpreted by director Denis Villeneuve and starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, and more. Topics include the Villeneuve's passion for the source material, his masterful direction, Chalamet's winning performance as Paul Atreides, the film and novel's troublesome relationship to the Middle East, and much more.
Read MoreThis week, Gavia and Morgan investigate what went wrong with David Lynch's adaptation of Frank Herbert's mammoth fantasy novel Dune. They discuss the film's tormented production history, the peculiar and not tremendously good film that resulted, Lynch's disavowal of the finished product, and more.
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