Dune (2021)

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 February 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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This week the Spice is flowing, and Paul & Amy are covering the 2021 film Dune. The two discuss the complicated feelings of going to the movies in the year 2021, Dune’s 2022 Oscar snub, ask “is this Beetlejuice?”, and dig into the undeniable influence Dune has had on Sci-Fi. You can read Amy Nicholson’s interview with Denis Villeneuve and Timothée Chalamet: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/movies/dune-timothee-chalamet-villeneuve.html Jodorowsky’s Dune Documentary Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0cJNR8HEw0 Next week, Paul & Amy are talking about The 2024 Oscars! Check out this week's spotlight episode from the Unspooled archives, Star Wars https://www.earwolf.com/episode/star-wars/ You can join the conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6. Check out Paul's AMC Apology for the infamous Dune Popcorn Bucket and read more of his writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is on presale now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and check out fun movie art on Instagram @unspooledpod created by Kim Troxall, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts.

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0:00.0	The year is 2021.
0:04.0	Paul, use the voice.
0:06.0	Listen to the podcast.
0:10.0	The movie Doin. Hello everyone and welcome to
0:34.0	I am Paul Sheer I am a lover of film joined as always by my co-host Amy Nicholson who is a critic of film, an amazing critic of film.
0:46.2	She often writes for New York Times and you actually interviewed the star and director of the film that we were talking about today,
0:53.4	Dune. You interviewed Shalame and Denny Villeneuve. What was that like?
0:59.2	They are gigantic puppies. They are gigantic puppies together. One thing that I just
1:04.3	didn't put in because how do you even write about it is like as we are talking somebody
1:07.6	walked by and they were carrying two slices of chocolate cake, really tall
1:11.8	thick frosted slices of chocolate cake.
1:14.0	They're in the middle of talking about something really deep and they both just could not
1:18.2	function and shut up and their mouths were open and they tracked this cake
1:21.9	across the room at their eyes and it took them like
1:24.4	30 seconds to snap out of it.
1:26.7	They just sort of mumbled chocolate under their breath and then kind of really
1:31.5	really cartoon dog behavior.
1:33.2	Well I think that's interesting that they are so into chocolate cake because this movie
1:36.5	is in many ways like the chocolate cake of a cinema.
1:42.1	It is... Wow how are you going to land this? And now is now ready? It's rich, it's full of flavor, but it also is something that appeals to everyone.
1:53.9	I mean, this is a big movie that was not only just a hit here,
1:59.2	but everywhere.
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