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Gladiator II Is Kind of a Comedy

 What, like the fall of Rome isn’t a little silly? By Fran Hoepfner
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Just How Glicked Will the 2025 Oscars Get?

 Denzel Washington will take his third statue now. By Nate Jones
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Denzel Washington Should Always Have a Little Shawl

 Only one element of Gladiator II is serving the pomposity and archness the movie needs: Denzel Washington and his many, many lavish fits. By Roxana Hadadi
  1. boffo b.o.
    Can Wicked Defy Box Office Records?Can it top Les Mis? Its own budget? Live-action Simba?
    By Bethy Squires
  2. box office report card
    Wicked vs. Gladiator II: Who won Glicked Weekend?Are you not entertained? Or are you holding space for the lyrics of “Defying Gravity”?
    By Bethy Squires
  3. vulture lists
    Every Denzel Washington Movie, RankedOf all A-list stars, Denzel Washington’s career may be the most enviable.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
  4. coming never
    Jon Watts ‘No Longer Trusted’ Apple for Now Canceled Wolfs SequelHe canceled the sequel film himself after distribution issues with the first movie.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  5. oscar futures
    Just How Glicked Will the 2025 Oscars Get?Denzel Washington will take his third statue now.
    By Nate Jones
  7. coming soon
    Andrew Ahn Said ‘I Do’ to a Wedding Banquet RemakeBowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, and more star in some engaging first-look images.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  8. review roundup
    Are Critics Entertained By Gladiator II?Everyone is comparing Ridley Scott’s sequel to his Oscar-winning original.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  9. elphab-ereft
    Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Are Sentimental WomenAll their best cries on the Wicked press tour.
    By Jason P. Frank
  10. an urgent plea
    Muppet*Vision 3D Should Be a National Heritage SiteThe only way to ensure that this gem of a Disney World theatrical experience is protected is straight-up government intervention.
    By Rebecca Alter
  11. that’s politics
    Gladiator II Is Kind of a ComedyWhat, like the fall of Rome isn’t a little silly?
    By Fran Hoepfner
  12. now streaming
    The 12 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendAre you not entertained?
    By Savannah Salazar
  13. movie review
    Flow Is an Animal Adventure That’s Endearing and a Little Too PrettyThe Latvian animated film is a wordless survival story that lets its animals act like animals.
    By Alison Willmore
  14. endings
    The Ending of Alien: Romulus Is an Abomination By DesignFede Álvarez’s legacy sequel pulls off a satisfying trick, splicing the old and new to create something genuinely freakish.
    By Louis Peitzman
  15. movie review
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    By Bilge Ebiri
  16. movie review
    Blitz Is the Worst Movie Steve McQueen Has MadeBy any wider standard, that means that the World War II drama is still not bad at all.
    By Alison Willmore
  17. swords and sandals
    Which Gladiator Movie Gets the Most Thumbs Up?We rank the XIII best gladiator movies by how good, and how gladiator-y, they are.
    By James Grebey
  18. performance review
    Denzel Washington Should Always Have a Little ShawlOnly one element of Gladiator II is serving the pomposity and archness the movie needs: Denzel Washington and his many, many lavish fits.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  19. au hasard dillamond
    The ‘Wicked’ Movie Made One Huge Improvement to the Stage ShowSomething good is happening in Oz.
    By Rebecca Alter
  20. lessons in chemistry
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    By Jason P. Frank
  21. thumb down
    Gladiator II Should’ve Let Paul Mescal KissThe “dream of Rome,” yeah, whatever. The dream of Lucius and Ravi, though!
    By Roxana Hadadi
  22. vulture lists
    The 50 Greatest War Movies Ever MadeFrom the trenches of World War I to the recent conflicts that have defined 21st-century warfare.
    By Keith Phipps
  23. review roundup
    Is Wicked Popular with Critics?Did the movie musical impress the right cohorts?
    By Alejandra Gularte
  24. coming soon
    The Rock Is About Power, Drive, MoanaEverything we know about the new live-action version’s cast and release date. You’re welcome!
    By Jason P. Frank
  25. aaaaaaah
    AMC Will Try to Stop Theater Kids From Singing During WickedYeah, good luck!
    By Jason P. Frank
  26. cameos
    Did You Catch All Four Cameos in the Wicked Movie?One short day, four fun cameos.
    By Louis Peitzman
  27. pee-break guide
    When Should You Take Your Bathroom Breaks During Wicked?There’s no rest for the wicked, but there can be pee breaks.
    By Zoe Papelis
  28. endings
    It’s Thumbs-down for the Forgettable Ending of Gladiator IIThe final fight is satisfying neither as spectacle nor dramatic payoff. It just kind of … happens, and then the movie ends.
    By A.A. Dowd
  29. endings
    Wicked’s Cliffhanger Ending, Explained (and What to Expect in Part Two)Wicked tells only half a story, but we’re not exactly in the dark about what happens next.
    By Louis Peitzman
  30. fact check
    Ask a Roman-History Professor: Were There Ever Sharks in the Colosseum?Gladiator II director Ridley Scott famously does not care about historical accuracy in his films but we had to ask.
    By Louis Peitzman
  31. popular
    Every Musical Number in Wicked, RankedSome of the movie’s best moments happen when John M. Chu finds a new cinematic language for its famous songs.
    By Louis Peitzman
  32. movie review
    When an American Pursues Bulgarian DreamsIn The Black Sea, Crystal Moselle and Derrick B. Harden co-direct a lovely ode to finding one’s place even when feeling out of place.
    By Jen Chaney
  33. pawty report
    Nightbitch Director Marielle Heller Got the Perfect Pooch to Play Amy Adams“I knew I wanted some red in the hair.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  34. remember that time
    Have You Ever Seen Anything Like the Pool Fight in The Strangers: Prey at Night?The four-minute sequence is thrilling and operatic, the kind of instantly iconic set piece most slasher movies dream of.
    By Louis Peitzman
  35. coming soon
    Podcasters Do Movies Now?Theo Von’s writing, directing, self-producing, and starring in Busboys with David Spade.
    By Bethy Squires
  36. mind equals blown
    Robert Pattinson Joins Tomdaya in New Nolan FlickNo title, no logline, but yes Robert Pattinson.
    By Jason P. Frank
  37. mystery and intrigue
    Anne Hathaway Is Back in BookTokShe will star in an adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s Rebecca-esque Verity.
    By Jason P. Frank
  38. vulture lists
    Every Ridley Scott Movie, RankedSizing up the director’s decades-long career.
    By Scott Tobias
  39. coming soon
    Rust Premieres, Three Years After Fatal ShootingWhat we know about the film’s completion and debut following Halyna Hutchins’s death.
    By Zoe Guy
  40. scene report
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    By Nick Newman
  41. a long talk
    Replacing Halyna Hutchins on Rust Was the Challenge of a LifetimeCinematographer Bianca Cline on why the film had to be finished after her predecessor’s tragic death on set.
    By Laura Bradley
  42. another one?
    How to Train a (Live-Action) DragonAt least Toothless looks cute in the first trailer.
    By Jennifer Zhan and Michael Savio
  43. here we go again!
    PBS to Air Doc About Newt Gingrich-Approved ImmigrantsThe cozying up to the incoming administration has begun.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  44. the pluck of the irish
    Why Are Irish Actors So Good at Accents?Dialect coaches share their theories.
    By Jasmine Vojdani
  45. be mine
    A Minecraft Movie Jump-Square WarningThe new trailer spawns an origin story for Jack Black’s Steve.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  46. movie review
    Wicked Is As Enchanting As It Is ExhaustingJon M. Chu’s film adaptation of the hit musical has charm, but the bloat is inescapable.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  47. the vulture transcript
    ‘We’re All Going to Die, and I Think About It a Lot’His Three Daughters star Elizabeth Olsen on why she keeps doing movies about grief and dying and why she’s decided, “Marvel, done.”
    By Rachel Handler
  48. memeology
    Allow Nicole Kidman to Correct the Record on That Divorce Meme“That wasn’t real life.”
    By Justin Curto
  49. scene report
    Oscar Season Kicks Off With Trump Impressions and a Bond TeaseEverything we saw and heard at the 2024 Governors Awards, the first big event on the awards campaign trail.
    By Jason P. Frank
  50. respect the classics
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    By Justin Curto
  51. the pluck of the irish
    How the Irish Came to Rule Pop CultureArtists from the island continue to punch above their weight. Online, they’ve gained a rep as the “good Europeans.”
    By Nate Jones
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