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A cracked marble bust of a Roman emperor against a dusty ochre sky.

Gladiator II: Ridley Scott's Sequel Problem

Ridley Scott made Gladiator II twenty-four years after the original and repeated most of the first film's beats without any of its conviction. The problem is not age. The problem is a director who no longer believes the genre.

Marcus Vell·5 Jul·7 min

An empty concrete lot behind a row of Philadelphia rowhouses at night, a single streetlight leaning sideways.

Dope Thief and the Patient Criminal Serial

Peter Craig's Philadelphia crime serial dropped on Apple TV+ in March with Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura as the leads. It is patient, specific, and the best adult crime drama the service has aired.

Marcus Vell·2 May·7 min