The must-read post after you watch the new Dune: "Villeneuve has an immense talent for creating striking images, but I personally find him most compelling in the moments when... a small bit of Quebecois asserts itself. These deadly sex-harlequins at the Fucked Up S&M Triangle Stadium--only a French Canadian could have imagined them, and their presence is a reminder that the Dune movies are only a few degrees removed from a massive Cirque du Soleil production."
'Dune: Part 2,' annotated
A long, mostly comprehensive, extremely pedantic companion to the 'Dune' sequel
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