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Rippled sand dunes stretching to a horizon flattened by heat

Dune: Part Two and the Anti-Hero Blockbuster

A year and a half on from the sequel, the case for Dune: Part Two is less about its scale and more about its refusal. An argument for the blockbuster that does not entertain.

Lena Ashworth·10 Sep·5 min

A Midwestern highway at dusk, one motorcycle pulled over by the shoulder

Film

The Bikeriders: Jeff Nichols' Slow Elegy

Jeff Nichols' motorcycle-club drama was held up by distribution chaos for a year, then released in a summer that did not know what to do with it. A case for the slower film.

Marcus Vell·2 Jul·5 min

A B-17 bomber formation in black and white against a cloudy sky

Masters of the Air: Apple's Expensive Mid-Range

The third Spielberg-Hanks World War II series landed on Apple TV+ in January with enormous production ambition and uneven dramatic execution.

Priya Nair·14 Mar·5 min