Gladiator II is a triumph
In this sequel, chock-full of fighting, Ridley Scott lets his appetite for elaborate action scenes run wild.
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Paddington in Peru loses the magic of the first films
In this third instalment, the bear travels “home” – and the franchise’s feel-good, pro-immigration spirit vanishes.
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Anora resists the clichéd sex worker fairy tale for a real, human story
Sean Baker’s film, in which an escort meets a wealthy client, is no Pretty Woman. It is much darker, and…
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Gabriel Sherman: “Donald Trump is older and less sane and angrier”
The screenwriter of the scathing biopic The Apprentice on provoking the wrath of the former president.
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In Heretic, Hugh Grant is a bashful, disarming serial killer
The actor, now firmly in his villain era, is tremendous fun in this preposterous horror.
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The myths of Blitz spirit
Steve McQueen’s new film suggests the Second World War was not simply a time of uncomplicated national unity.
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Against child stardom
As another former teen idol’s story ends in tragedy, we must ask: should we let children become famous?
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Pedro Almodóvar’s conflict of interests
The Room Next Door resolves the Spanish director’s struggle between black comedy and bookish melodrama.
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