Episode 503: "Dune: Part Two" and "Spaceman"

This week Megan and Dave watched DUNE: PART TWO. Dave found the fatalism inherent in its story rendered it dramatically inert, even if he dug its look (despite the on-the-nose Nuremberg rally-inspired sequence) and some of the performances. Megan understood where Dave was coming from, but loved it. Everyone watched SPACEMAN (well, Dave listened to two-thirds of it for reasons that become clear pretty quickly) and agree it has flaws. Lots of flaws. But, in the end, does the movie get past those flaws? Will Dave ever like a new release again? TBD on that second question, gang. TBD. Over on Patreon, the gang checked out Hayao Miyazaki’s MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, a first-time watch for two of us. Fun!