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Gladiator II

Take the first chapter, shake the original subject and plot just a little bit, add some bigger and louder scenes, and you obtain this rather disappointing sequel. The main issue? The fact that you don't really care about the fate of every single character. Mark: 5.5 / 10

Madres paralelas

A touching, powerful portrait of motherhood, love and historic memories intertwining in nowadays Spain. Penélope Cruz is awesome, as the rest of the cast, and the cinematography is absolutely top-notch. Mark: 8.5 / 10

Challengers

A movie about sport. A movie about ambition. A movie about relationships. Above all, a movie about love, in every form one can think of. Great direction by Luca Guadagnino, awesome score by Reznor and Ross, and, last but not least, stunning performances by Zendaya, Faist and the magnificent Josh O'Connor. Mark: 8.5 / 10

Inside Out 2

Long awaited sequel of the awesome first chapter and most successful animated feature of all times, this enjoyable product is basically an extension of the original instalment. Without strokes of genius. Mark: 7.5 / 10

I Am: Céline Dion

A moving portrait of resiliency, conceived without any kind of easy cliché, brutally honest in depicting the terrible disease the music icon is currently facing. Not to be missed. Mark: 8 / 10

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

A perfectible movie, but in the end an enjoyable product with the usual magnificent Emma Thompson (what a performance and what a courage) and the talented and breathlessly handsome Daryl McCormack. Mark: 7 / 10

Maschile Plurale

Sequel to "Maschile Singolare", the definitely pleasant first chapter released in 2021, it doesn't bear comparison at all, and declines in the most obvious development of the story and subject. The cast seems lazy, too, apart from the always explosive Michela Giraud. Mark: 5 / 10