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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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Two individuals, a man and a woman, in an intimate embrace. The man has a stern expression on his face, while the woman appears pensive. They are dressed in elaborate, patterned clothing, suggesting a historical or dramatic setting.
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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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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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A knight in chainmail armour, looking stoically off into the distance.
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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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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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A person in a dark environment, holding a firearm with a serious expression.
Review

Alien: Covenant

by Adam Woodward

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

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An astronaut in an orange spacesuit sitting on a desert landscape.
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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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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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The Counsellor

by Adam Lee Davies

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

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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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