Between Gladiator 2 and Moana 2, only one of them truly succeeds at accomplishing what a legacy sequel should set out to do.

BOTTOM LINE A worthy if familiar-feeling follow-up to Disney’s female-forward hit from 2016. "Still not a princess," says the young hero of Disney’s "Moana 2," correcting her old demigod friend Maui.

But did we really need another one? Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Turns out we ...