Frank Herbert’s sprawling sci-fi novel was never likely to be tamed in the space of a single movie. Now that “Dune: Part Two” has completed Denis Villeneuve’s spice odyssey in box-office smashing style (until the director gets round to making “Dune: Messiah“, at least), it’s more obvious than ever that David Lynch’s 1984, single-film adaptation … Read more
Amid the sacred stone walls of the Sisterhood’s fortress-like headquarters on the planet Wallach IX, the acolytes of Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen (Emily Watson) and Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen (Olivia Williams) in “Dune: Prophecy” struggle to make sense of the strange happenings of their order as forces internal and external try to destroy their influential … Read more
There’s a disturbingly sinister presence peering from a dark nebulous realm in the season finale of HBO’s “Dune: Prophecy,” which ended its short-but-satisfying debut season this past Sunday night with a multitude of revelations, unexpected deaths, family truths unveiled, and the arrival on one notorious desert planet named Arrakis. After last week’s startling reveal that … Read more
It’s almost difficult to fathom that we’ve just witnessed the penultimate episode of “Dune: Prophecy’s” six-episode debut season and we’re going to miss this immersive series from creators and executive producers Alison Schapker and Jordan Goldberg. Let’s pray that the season finale makes a second outing irresistible for the studio. With Valya’s ruse last week … Read more