'Dune: Part Two': as solemn as the first, but more exciting. Its rotund spaceships like cathedrals, the torn beat of the strings and the percussion of Hans Zimmer's soundtrack and the weight of its palace intrigues leave hardly any room for yawning.

The power of Herbert and Villeneuve and their co-writers to seal phrases like tombstones remains intact. Also the interesting parallels between Jesus Christ and Paul Atreides, the role of Timothée Chalamet.