Denis Villeneuve

This writer hates sand. Seriously. The very thought of sand stirs an ancient rage inside that the world has never seen the likes of before. It may be due to the association between sand and heat and as someone who could be sunburned by…

Before the Warner Bros. logo even appears in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, the audience is very much aware of what they’re in for. A booming voice commands attention in a move that both surprises viewers, and (hopefully) frightens those still…

Last month culture magazine Vanity Fair gave the world a first look at the upcoming Dune movie - directed by Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049) and starring Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name, Little Women) as the…

Taylor Sheridan has not yet written a bad film. Until now that is. His first three: Sicario, Hell or High Water and Wind River all share the neo-Western genre but differ in setting, tone and character. Sicario: Day of the Soldado is the…

There’s nothing wrong with PG-13 rated genre pieces - in many ways they’re all that’s keeping modern Hollywood afloat - and they can be hugely enjoyable and thoroughly cinematic. Nonetheless, it is refreshing to see that once a year or so,…

There's a daunting strangeness to much of Arrival, Denis Villeneuve's will they/won't they alien invasion movie. There is awe here but it's mixed with dread. It's not Spielbergian, childish awe but the awe of encountering something that may…