I know a battle for spice, the “Lisan Al Giab,” riding giant sandworms and a weird, bald Austin Butler may not sound like a classic recipe for success in the film industry, but that combination delivered the best movie of the year in “Dune: Part Two,” and it’s only April.

Denis Villeneuve’s second-part adaptation of Frank Hebert’s “Dune” is much more operatic than the first installment and follows Paul Atreides’ path from refugee to messiah-like emperor of the universe.