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Ars Technica’s favorite films in 2021—whether projected or streamed

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) When it comes to films in 2021, Ars Technica readers have been more likely to express their feelings about the logistics of seeing new offerings this year than about the films in question. We get it. The past year-plus of world-shaking change has been a stern reminder that some stuff works […]

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Dune 2021 film review: The spice must flow, but then it stops abruptly

Enlarge / Denis Villeneuve’s vision of Dune appears to be heated not by scorching desert suns but by a ton of Hollywood hotties. That’s one way to get the spice to flow. (credit: Warner Bros.) I left my first screening of Dune (2021) convinced that I would watch it again soon. For a film that […]