Tag archives for Denis Villeneuve

“D U N C: Part Two” (2024): Desert Power (Review)

★★★½ The moment DUNC: Part One was over, I wanted Part Two.  That was the problem. Now that Part Two has arrived, I can safely say that if we never get Part Three, I will not be disappointed.  Is there more to experience?  Certainly.  But the core story is complete – the themes imparted, and […]

The Twenty-Three Best Films of the 21st Century

The “Movies of the Century – Year by Year” can be found here. Happy New Year, maybe. It feels strange that we are entering the 25th year of the 21st century, so I guess there should be 24 movies here, but it’s too late now and it’s my list. Continuing last year’s tradition, this is the […]

The Twenty-Two Best Films of the 21st Century

The “Movies of the Century – Year by Year” can be found here. And now the second list to end the year 2022; Merry Christmas to all! This is the list of the century’s best and most significant films, separate from my own list of subjective preferences, but perhaps not entirely so.  This list will […]

The Twenty-One Best Films of the 21st Century

I probably should have written this list at the very beginning of the year.  2021 wasn’t a great year in cinema, nor was the year before it.  In fact, the last couple of decades have not been particularly great for cinema as an art medium nor a positive force for shaping popular culture. But since […]

“D U N C: Part One” (2021): Where There’s a Worm, There’s a Way (Review)

★★★ The moment DUNC was finished, I really wanted Part Two.  That was the problem. It is a testament to the skill of Denis Villeneuve, the production crews, Hans Zimmer, and the sound producers to make such worlds, planets, environments, and surfaces come alive in a grandiose fashion that mirrors (albeit more by suggestion than […]