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Certificate: 12A Running time: 156 minutes  Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Issac, Jason Momoa, Zendaya, Stellan Skarsgård Directed by: Denis Villeneuve. The story: A young man born into a great destiny travels to the most dangerous planet in the universe, where he discovers that there is a plot to destroy him and his family. The verdict: The predominant thought that kept running through my head whilst watching Dune was Denis Villeneuve is just showing off now, because Dune was incredible. It was so incredible that there were sequences where I literally watched with my mouth agape. When it comes to adaptations, should we judge them as separate entities in their own right? Or should they be judged on how closely they have followed their source material? I may have made a rod for my own back on this particular topic, because I only finished reading Frank Herbert’s novel yesterday and so it’s very fresh in my mind. I felt that Villeneuve’s Dune was very faith...

Certificate: 12A Running time: 163 minutes  Starring: Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Ana de Armas, Rory Kinnear. Directed by: Cary Joji Fukunaga The story: James Bond is forced out of retirement when a villain threatens to unleash an advanced biochemical weapon that could kill millions. The verdict: Much like Doctor Who, another one of our beloved British icons, we all have our James Bond. Daniel Craig was announced as Her Majesty’s finest spy back in 2005 and he has undoubtedly become my Bond. Back then, Craig with his blond hair and blue eyes was considered an unlikely choice for the role, but he has long since proved his naysayers wrong. And so with my Bond finally hanging up his golden gun, I approached No Time To Die with some trepidation - would he be given the swan song he deserved? Well after eighteen months of waiting, Bond fans can breathe a sigh of relief because No Time To Die is fantastic. Juggling ...