Frank Herbert

Dune: Part 2 (12): “He’s Not a Very Naughty Boy. He IS the Messiah!”

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A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dune: Part 2” (2024). It’s early in the year to be this bold, but I’d say the 2025 Oscars for Sound, Visual Effects and Score all but wrapped up. And I wouldn’t bet against Denis Villeneuve getting Best Director and “Dune: Part 2” winning Best Picture. Because this is … Read more

Dune (12A): “He’s Not The Messiah – He’s a Very Naughty Boy!”

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A One Mann’s Movies review of “Dune” (2021). Bob the Movie Man Rating: Certain works of fiction have been labelled with the tag of “unfilmable”, and Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel “Dune” is one of those. It’s full of exposition done as internal monologues – which screams “movie voiceover”. And regular readers will know my hatred … Read more