Talent Mel Gibson

Two people sitting in a room, one man wearing a white jumper and the other a woman wearing a patterned cardigan. Behind them are framed artworks and a light fixture on the wall.
Review

Father Stu

by Charles Bramesco

A skeptical amateur wrestler finds religion in writer/director Rosalind Ross’ uninspired biopic.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two men, one dressed in a police uniform and the other in a blue jacket, standing in a room with blue walls.
Review

Dragged Across Concrete

by Hannah Strong

Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn play a pair of corrupt cops in S Craig Zahler’s ultraviolent latest.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men wearing red jackets and standing together, one with grey hair and the other with curly brown hair.
Review

Daddy’s Home 2

by David Jenkins

This dire sequel filled with mechanically-reclaimed comedy marks a depressing low point for Will Ferrell.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two young people, a man and a woman, smiling and looking at each other in the front seat of a car.
Review

Hacksaw Ridge

by David Jenkins

Mel Gibson delivers an intensely brutal war movie with an intriguing moral twist.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men, one with a beard and tattoos, the other with long hair, aiming guns and shouting intensely.
Review

Blood Father

by Adam Woodward

Mel Gibson is back to his bruising best in this hugely entertaining throwback crime-thriller.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man in a black military uniform holds a rifle, standing in a field.
Review

The Expendables 3

by David Jenkins

A cast of thousands coalesce for this jolly, bloodless third sortie by those irrepressible, elderly Expendables.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Older man with grey hair holding a brown teddy bear, looking sombrely at the camera.
Review

The Beaver

by Lewis Bazley

At its best The Beaver is deftly handed and genuinely moving but too often it’s jarring and disjointed.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect

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