Gladiator II
First screened in November 2024
Director: Ridley Scott. Cast: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Yuval Gonen, Peter Mensah, Alexander Karim, Tim McInnerny, Derek Jacobi, Lior Raz, Matt Lucas, Alfie Tempest. Screenplay: David Scarpa. In Brief:
Moments of heft, humor, or broad cultural critique wither amid the somber, distended joylessness. Scott stays adrift.
VOR:①
I think we're headed somewhere close to French Connection II territory, i.e. near-total cultural amnesia. And who will protest?
