'Dune: Part Two' review: A triumph that's better than the first
Our blockbuster drought is over, thanks to a brilliant sequel set on a sweltering desert planet. That’s “Dune: Part Two,” the captivating and complex follow-up to director Denis Villeneuve’s grand 2021 film about a young duke who may or may not be an embattled world’s long-awaited messiah. Paul Atreides’ true role for the people of Arrakis — a k a Dune — becomes clearer in this more propulsive second chapter. But, when the end credits roll, there is no question that “Dune” is the savior Hollywood needs.