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Kraven the Hunter review – Russell Crowe busts up laborious superhero yarn

Crowe’s safari-going Russian oligarch is the main redeeming feature of this Spider-Man-adjacent tale but there’s not much to like elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

Kraven the Hunter called a "drag", "disappointment", and a "waste of Aaron Taylor Johnson" in first reactions to new Sony Marvel movie

"A big ol bucket of NAH"

Total Film

Aaron Taylor-Johnson says he was snubbed by Russell Crowe in £400k wrap gift prank

Crowe gave ‘Kraven the Hunter’ co-star something far less expensive than he was expecting

The Independent UK

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5 of the best free movies to stream on Tubi, Pluto TV, Hoopla, and more this week (December 9)

From Oscar-winning historical epics to beloved sci-fi adventures, there’s plenty to watch on the best free streaming services this week.

TechRadar

This Aussie Director Owed $19k From The Junkyard Came Up With A Genius Way To Make It Back

Australian comedy just got a whole lot more interesting, with a director turning a potential financial disaster into a hilarious fundraising opportunity. After the recent Junkyard Artists management implosion, Luke J Smith is taking an unconventional approach to getting paid. What happened to Junkyard Artists? For those who haven’t been…

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson left speechless by BBC listener with years-old grievance over film plot

Taylor-Johnson played teenaged heartthrob Robbie in the hit 2008 film, ‘Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging’

The Independent UK

Kraven the Hunter star Aaron Taylor-Johnson describes working with Russell Crowe on the Marvel and Sony supervillain thriller as "a dream come true"

Exclusive: Aaron Taylor-Johnson opens up about working with one of his idols

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Hulu top 10 movies — here's the 3 worth watching now

Hulu's top 10 movies are always changing, so we’ve chosen the ones worth watching right now.

Tom’s Guide

New on Hulu November 30-Decemer 6: our expert's picks for 6 TV shows and movies coming to Hulu this week

Picks for the best new TV shows and movies on Hulu this week include some 90s and early 2000s favorite and more recent TV shows making their Hulu debut.

WhatToWatch

Russell Crowe and Sam Heughan help Scottish stuntman hit £25k funding goal

AN actor and stunt coordinator who injured his leg has reached his £25,000 fundraising target for treatment with the help of stars Russell Crowe…

The National (Scotland)

Actor hits £25k goal for leg treatment with help from friend Russell Crowe

‘I’ve never pressured him for anything so against my wishes he donated anyway,’ said Charlie Allan.

Evening Standard

The gladiatrix missing from Gladiator II

Regarded by historians with either denial or disdain, these women warriors have always had to fight for recognition

Salon

Ridley Scott reveals how previous Gladiator 2 script planned to bring back Russell Crowe

Director says Crowe wanted to return for sequel, even though his character dies in original film

The Independent UK

Russell Crowe wanted Gladiator character to come back from the dead

Director Sir Ridley Scott has revealed Russell Crowe wanted his 'Gladiator' character Maximus to come back from the dead so he could star in a sequel despite being killed off at the end of the 2000 original.

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32 movies starring A-listers (you've never heard of)

Sometimes, the biggest stars are in the smallest movies

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Fear rather than respect: the secret behind Alan Jones’s decades-long grip on power

Chris Masters, the author of bestselling biography Jonestown, says the broadcaster’s ‘evangelical following’ and bully pulpit allowed him to manipulate power and have ‘princes and premiers bowing before him’

The Guardian - UK

‘At my signal, unleash hell!’ What the Gladiator films tell us about 21st-century men

Paul Mescal’s thoughtful Lucius is worlds away from Russell Crowe’s stony Maximus, 24 years ago. Why have our masculine ideals changed so much?

The Independent UK

Denzel Washington rails against American politics: ‘You’re being manipulated by both sides’

‘We’re all slaves to information,’ the ‘Gladiator 2’ star claimed

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Gladiator 2 smashes box office record for Ridley Scott as critics label it ‘thrilling’

The belated sequel stars Paul Mescal as Lucius, the son of Russell Crowe’s slain Roman soldier Maximus

The Guardian - UK

Gladiator II review – Paul Mescal fends off sharks, rhinos and a scenery-chewing Denzel Washington

Tapping into just the kind of bloodlust that thrills in ancient Rome, Ridley Scott’s violent, spectacular sequel so resembles the original it could be a remake

The Guardian - UK

When historians and directors clash: ‘Ridley Scott was Napoleonic – there was no doubt who was in charge’

Film and TV have a slippery relationship with the truth when it comes to historical epics. So spare a thought for the historical experts whose advice often goes unheeded

The Guardian - UK

Gladiator II: battles, baboons, Mescal and Denzel – discuss with spoilers

Ridley Scott’s sequel is certainly long awaited, but does it match up to the original, who will get an Oscar nod, what’s in a kiss and were you not entertained?

The Independent UK

Gladiator 2 is an awful mess – no wonder it made Russell Crowe uncomfortable

STATE OF THE ARTS: Critics have generally been kind to the eagerly anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning 2000 blockbuster. But these critics are wrong, insists Patrick Smith. It’s a rushed, poorly acted quasi-remake from which only Denzel Washington and a well-dressed monkey emerge unscathed. What was Ridley Scott thinking?

The Conversation

Paddington III, Gladiator II, and the end of the world – what to watch, read and do this week

Get the popcorn out! Two big blockbusters hit cinemas this week: the warm and cuddly Paddington III and the big and muscly Gladiator II. Much like the Barbenheimer face-off of summer 2023, behold now the winter of Gladdington 2024.

The Conversation

Gladiator II: a wavering thumbs up for a rehashed sequel that can’t escape the ghost of Russell Crowe

“I will not be your instrument in this life or the next,” utters Paul Mescal’s Lucius halfway through Ridley Scott’s sequel to his 2000 blockbuster, Gladiator. These words are far from an isolated nod to iconic moments in that original film, but one of a litany of rehashed moments which…

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