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Gladiator II 2024
Gladiator II swings hard but stumbles, leaning heavily on its one strength: the fight sequences. The battles are brutal, visceral, and easily the highlight, delivering the kind of spectacle that keeps you watching. Beyond that, though, the movie falters. The plot twists feel jarring, as if they’re trying so hard to avoid echoing the first film that they end up out of place and disjointed.
Then there’s the forced callbacks to the original, like the inevitable journey to becoming a…
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The Brutalist 2024
Great direction and acting steal the show. Adrien Brody and Guy Pearce shine in this architectural epic, but bizarre twists, like a fever-dream plot, hit hard. The themes get repetitive, circling back too often, and at over 3 hours, it’s long too long. Still, the craft’s solid, worth a look if you’ve got time.
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