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Review

Gladiator II review – are you not entertained?!

by Hannah Strong

Paul Mescal picks up the man­tel as the aveng­ing angel of Rome in Rid­ley Scot­t’s long-await­ed but lack­lus­tre sequel.

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Review

Napoleon review – a dirty, bloody epic

by Hannah Strong

Rid­ley Scott takes on the might of France’s most famous son in pre­dictably brash and thrilling style.

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Review

House of Gucci

by Hannah Strong

Rid­ley Scott enlists an A‑List cast for his bom­bas­tic drama­ti­sa­tion of Mau­r­izio Gucci’s assassination.

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Review

The Last Duel

by Rafa Sales Ross

Matt Damon, Adam Dri­ver and Jodie Com­er star in Rid­ley Scott’s blunt-edged tale of mas­culin­i­ty and betray­al in the 14th century.

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Review

All the Money in the World

by Hannah Strong

Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg bat­tle the might of an unfeel­ing empire in Rid­ley Scott’s latest.

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Review

Alien: Covenant

by Adam Woodward

Rid­ley Scott deliv­ers a baroque mon­ster movie that’s bet­ter than Prometheus.

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Review

The Martian

by David Jenkins

Matt Damon cracks wise on Mars in Rid­ley Scott’s rose-tint­ed paean to human endeavour.

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Review

Blade Runner: The Final Cut

by David Jenkins

Like a rain-sod­den old friend, Sir Ridley’s exis­ten­tial space-opera gets yet anoth­er cin­e­mat­ic run-out.

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Review

The Counsellor

by Adam Lee Davies

Rid­ley Scott direct­ing. Cor­mac McCarthy writ­ing. Michael Fass­ben­der star­ring. What could pos­si­bly go wrong?

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Review

Prometheus

by Matt Bochenski

Rid­ley Scott’s sci-fi saga is an over­reach­ing fol­ly that’s well worth see­ing on the biggest screen possible.

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