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The first two entries in Denis Villeneuve‘s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic threaded an increasingly rare needle between critical acclaim and box office success.—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026 Luckily for sci-fi writers, there's rarely any need to worry about backing up their ideas with facts.—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026 None of the sci-fi references demanded by the Dune-verse or the high art of fashion week.—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2026 Other Polish films in the mix include Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s sci-fi thriller Hot Spot with Noomi Rapace as well as Malgorzata Szumowska and Michal Englert’s The Idiots.—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sci-fi