Tagged Mel Gibson

Chicken Run's importance in the field of feature film animation can hardly be overstated. Twenty years ago this week it became the first of Bristol animation studio Aardman’s feature films, proving the...

This review was originally published as part of our Venice Film Festival coverage on 03/09/2018. S. Craig Zahler’s last two films, Bone Tomahawk and Brawl in Cell Block 99, pushed the boundaries of being...

There's a recurring theme in the stream of sequels we’re seeing this Christmas season; obnoxious parents, whiney kids, and a penchant to portray pseudo-sentimental family matters. Daddy’s Home 2 is no...

1. Don’t worry! Wonder Woman 2 is a whole lot closer It’s a bumper time for Wonder Woman fans. Not only is Gal Gadot currently on out screens in Justice League – a film described by our own Joni Blyth...

1. The BAFTAs happened February 12 saw the 70th British Academy Film Awards take place at the Royal Albert Hall. As is the custom, seats were sat in, drinks were drunk and awards were awarded. Annoyingly...

To Mel Gibson and Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge is a shot at redemption. For Garfield, it’s to be taken seriously again after the failure of the Amazing Spider-Man films. For Gibson, well, it’s a lot more...

After two disappointing years of #OscarsSoWhite the Academy have gone some way to improving the diversity of their nominations, with nods for the likes of Denzel Washington, Bradford Young and Barry...

1. The Flash loses its director. Again. Just four months after jumping on board, Rick Famuyiwa has departed Warner Bros’ adaptation of The Flash citing “creative differences”. According to The...

1. Channing Tatum will play a mermaid in remake of Splash, obviously Channing Tatum is no stranger to reboots; there’s the pair of Jump Street films, the adaptation of G.I. Joe, and the upcoming Men In...

1.Warcraft: The Beginning conquers China, Europe Although Duncan Jones’ Warcraft: The Beginning looks like it might even struggle to make second place at this week’s US Box Office - against The Conjuring...

Much of the dialogue is incomprehensible, the young blood is bland (though ninety seconds of screentime apiece doesn't help), and the acting comes down to a game of smirk or grimace - but The Expendables 3 is...

From Ancient Greece to Star Wars, the Bible to Breaking Bad, throughout history the father figure has been a major feature in dramatic storytelling. This is especially evident in film, but in post-9/11...

From Ancient Greece to Star Wars, the Bible to Breaking Bad, throughout history the father figure has been a major feature in dramatic storytelling. This is especially evident in film, but in post-9/11...

During the 1990s and early 2000s a series of rival projects about Alexander the Great were decorating the desks of Hollywood’s biggest names. Oliver Stone emerged victorious with Alexander (2004), a...