Gladiator 2 is thrilling – even if Paul Mescal is no Russell Crowe - 4/5 Ridley Scott’s belated sequel has sharks, monkeys, and Denzel Washington doing some tremendous sleeve acting. At times, this is ...

But are you not entertained? Pedro Pascal and Paul Mescal face off in "Gladiator II." Credit: Paramount Pictures Reteaming ...

Gladiator II is good enough to feel like more than a carbon copy of its predecessor and be a successful blockbuster in its own right.

Sir Ridley Scott didn’t make his first feature film (1977’s The Duellists) when he was already 40 years old. The director, turning 87 at the end of this month, has not wasted any time making up for ...

Can Gladiator II possibly live up to the first film? As a huge fan of the first that was the main thought going into the Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal led sequel. And for the first half ...

Rome teeters on the brink in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II.” Its fall is said to be imminent. The dream it once symbolized is ...

From the very beginning, it is evident the sequel's entire existence relies on Gladiator nostalgia — from the recap-esque ...

Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn and Connie Nielsen also star in the bruising sword-and-sandal epic, set 15 years after the events of the original Oscar-winning drama.

Rare is the sequel that lives up to its original but, 24 years on, Ridley Scott has, for the most part, managed it, upping ...

Review: Paul Mescal solidifies himself in Gladiator II with a raw and visceral performance for the ages in Ridley Scott's ...

While Paul Mescal impresses in Ridley Scott’s riveting sequel, a stellar Denzel Washington rather eclipses the rest of the ...