This market resolves YES if the first review (logged by Rotten Tomatoes) from the New York Times for "Dune: Part Two" explicitly references the movie "The Empire Strikes Back".
For context, the NYT (Manohla Dargas) review for "Dune" (2021) references several classic movies (Apocalypse Now, Lawrence of Arabia, etc), and it references George Lucas, but it never explicitly refers to "The Empire Strikes Back".
Note: this reference to George Lucas would not be sufficient. There needs to be an unambiguous reference to the film itself (it doesn't need to use the exact title of the movie, but only if it's very clear what movie it's referring to).
This cinematic reference has been common in early reactions to the film.
If any scenarios for resolution are unclear, please ask.
Related questions
🏅 Top traders
| # | Name | Total profit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ṁ434 | |
| 2 | Ṁ57 | |
| 3 | Ṁ22 | |
| 4 | Ṁ16 | |
| 5 | Ṁ15 |
Manohla Dargas, in the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/movies/dune-part-two-review.html
‘Dune: Part Two’ Review: Bigger, Wormier and Way Far Out
I don't see any "explicit references" to "The Empire Strikes Back". (I actually don't see any references at all to Star Wars, but regardless, the bar set by the description is fairly high). So I expect this to resolve NO. But I'll wait a bit to resolve, in case anyone thinks that I missed anything in the review (please let me know!)