minisdune | <em>Dune</em>/Warner Bros. Pictures

Dune

Director Denis Villeneuve managed to turn a book about a feudal fight over a desert planet into a film enjoyable for both casual audiences and superfans alike.

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miniseternals | <em>The Eternals</em>/Marvel Studios

The Eternals

The film is suffused with the patronizing notion that good superheroes are benign despots who know what's best for the rest of us.

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minisroseisland | <em>Rose Island</em>/Netflix

Rose Island

The new film never wavers in its appreciation for these seasteading heroes as they piss off all the right people in pursuit of their slice of utopia.

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