Frank Herbert’s massive novel was considered by some as “unfilmable, and when David Lynch’s version came out in 1984, Roger Ebert branded it “a real mess.” Not so Dennis Villeneuve 2021 version, which proved not only a big box office success, but also went on to be nominated for 10 Academy Awards. That version sets …
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Indignation (2016)
A Jewish freshman at a small Ohio college in 1951 runs afoul of the dean as he rebels against strict rules & becomes involved with a suicidal WASP girl.