USA, — When Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator” stormed the box office and Academy Awards ramparts at the dawn of the 20th century, it did so at a turn of the Hollywood tide. Returning its legendary director ...

What makes a good sequel? This question has been on the moviegoing mind as the decade’s trend of “legacy sequels” has come to prominence, ranging from the delightful “Twisters” to the remarkably ...

Some of the problems of Gladiator II manifest themselves right at the picture’s outset. Mescal’s Lucius is deeply in love with his wife, Arishat (Yuval Gonen). Anyone who’s seen a picture like ...

Gladiator II takes a long time to get going and isn't nearly as memorable as the first film, but Ridley Scott is a legend for a reason, and the spectacle and intrigue make for a much stronger second ...

Ridley Scott’s 2000 sword-and-sandal epic “Gladiator” closed on a memorable shot that became an indelible image associated with the film: Russell Crowe’s hand, callused and battle-worn, softly ...

On the one hand, “Gladiator II” feels unnecessary. Of course, pricey sequels — and big-budget films in general — rarely feel necessary. That’s an extremely high bar, and we all know such movies exist ...

Much of the movie takes place at a school of sorcery, basically Hogwarts with Munchkins, where Elphaba impresses the powerful headmistress — an imperious Michelle Yeoh. It's here that Elphaba becomes ...

Eh, can I get back to you on that one? "Gladiator II," the unnecessary sequel to director Ridley Scott's Best Picture-winning "Gladiator," presents a handful of daffy supporting performances from ...

Remarkably, despite just one week at the box office and a mere three days in US theaters, Gladiator II has slashed right through to the edge of the top 20 movies of the year worldwide, and, in doing ...

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