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

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

Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal also star in the sequel that brings superb spectacle and storytelling in equal measure.

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

Decades after Gladiator swept the Oscars, Ridley Scott is back with the highly anticipated Gladiator II, proving there's no historical fixation quite like it. This long-awaited sequel is an ...

Set 20 years after the events of the original Gladiator, the film introduces a new gladiator, Lucius Verus (Paul Mescal), a ...

Gladiator II' certainly had a lot to live up to more than two decades later, but any fans of the original should enjoy themselves here.

It's a solid piece of neoclassical popcorn, with Paul Mescal as a pensive avenger, but it's ultimately a mere shadow of ...

Ridley Scott’s belated sequel has sharks, monkeys, and Denzel Washington doing some tremendous sleeve acting. At times, this ...

While many of the reviewers who got an early look at the follow-up to the 2001 best picture winner said it's largely a rehash ...

Gladiator II, directed by the legendary Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Napoleon) transports us back to Ancient Rome with remarkable authenticity and gripping storytelling. The film is a sequel to ...

Early on in Gladiator II, for example, during Paul Mescal’s first big showcase scene as ripped fighter Lucius Verus, Sir Ridley throws a whole troop of ravenous, screeching baboons into the arena to ...