I just got in from my usual afternoon trundle, and decided to watch this review of Gladiator 2 by Mark Kermode while I ate my late-afternoon snack. I’m not usually that big a fan of such sequels – I’d just assumed it was an attempt to revive a twenty-five year old franchise – but the way Kermode described it has won me around. Believe me, he makes it sound incredible: the film apparently involves colossal battles, space-monkeys and everything! Listening to the review is a treat in itself, but now I really want to go and watch the film.