FINAL RECKONING, second time: Enjoyed it a lot more. You have to give it up for the sheer filmcraft on display. There are silly moments but I appreciate that they embrace that, and that the movie is sincere about what it’s doing. Really want to see how they filmed the sub sequence. 

Also, fuck AI.

ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA - I’m just about ready to tap out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe altogether. I’m sure a lot happens in this, and it certainly looks shiny enough, but I can’t for the life of me relate to any of it. Sorry. Think I’m done.

DUNE PART TWO: Epic filmmaking on a scale that we haven’t seen since THE RETURN OF THE KING. I will be seeing this again, many times. I loved Timotheé Chalamet in this, as the reluctant messiah called to challenge the universe. What a movie. Tremendously great.

DUNE PART TWO doesn’t get David Lynch-weird, but it does get weird. There are some interesting choices made in the story that differ from the novel; Villeneuve was definitely paying attention when people complained of the white savior narrative.