‘I was drunk, obviously’: the wild ways that stars bagged their big break
From Pedro Pascal sneakily nabbing his Game of Thrones part to Charlie Hunnam dancing around a shoe shop, the route to mega-fame isn’t straightforward
November 2023
Desperation Road review – Mel Gibson still after redemption in southern crime yarn
Hardluck single mother blows into a small town just as an ex-con returns there, and many thinly drawn secondary characters kick off
September 2023
TV review
The Continental: From the World of John Wick review – there was no need to cast Mel Gibson in this prequel
This 1970s-set TV spin-off to the Keanu Reeves film franchise is a tight, stylish thriller. Shame it’s decided to be unnecessarily edgy by casting a disgraced actor
July 2023
US conservative hit Sound of Freedom to be shown in Australian cinemas
Dendy cinemas among those suggesting it will screen movie promoted by American right wing ‘due to overwhelming demand’, despite questions as to actual popularity
February 2023
Bandit review – shallow crime caper is saucer-eyed over real-life 1980s bank robber
Josh Duhamel charms as ‘flying bandit’ Gilbert Galvan, who pulled off nearly 60 robberies across Canada, but this light-hearted retelling lacks any insight
October 2022
Mel Gibson can testify in Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles trial, judge says
Actor and director was one of many witnesses whose identities were revealed in Los Angeles superior court
August 2022
Hot Seat review – call centre guy is pinned down in office chair in schlocky thriller
Office equipment turns deadly after a bomb-maker targets a reformed hacker at work. Can Mel Gibson and a D-list cast save him from server-room peril?
June 2022
Last Looks review – Mel Gibson is cast too close to the bone in Hollywood caper
Gibson plays an alcoholic actor accused of violence against women in a comedy-crime thriller that would have been a lot more fun without him
May 2022
Father Stu review – histrionic boxer-turned-priest drama
Father Stu review – renegade-turned-priest Mark Wahlberg blesses Catholic drama
February 2022
Father Stu: the Catholic drama aiming to redeem Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg
The controversial stars have teamed up for a film made by Gibson’s girlfriend Rosalind Ross about the power of redemption
October 2021
In Hollywood, nothing gets resurrected more often than Mel Gibson
Marina Hyde
He’s been accused of antisemitism, domestic violence and sexism – but somehow this guy always gets another chance, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
July 2021
Richard Donner obituary
Director who enjoyed huge success in the 1970s with the hit films The Omen and Superman: The Movie
March 2021
Boss Level review – macho time loop action caper repeats same old formula
Frank Grillo lives the same day again and again and again in a video game-adjacent thriller that struggles to distinguish itself
November 2020
Fatman: the Mel Gibson Santa action comedy we really don't need right now
The disgraced actor tries again to rehabilitate himself in a dark Christmas comedy with an intriguing set-up that fails to follow through
July 2020
Mel Gibson was hospitalised with coronavirus in April
Julia Sawalha furious after being told she is 'too old' for Chicken Run sequel
June 2020
Mel Gibson denies Winona Ryder's allegation of bigoted comments
The Oscar-winner has said a story from the actor that he made antisemitic and homophobic remarks to her at a party is untrue
February 2020
Mad Max at 40: how the low-budget original remains a film-making feat
On the 40th anniversary of its US release, George Miller’s chaotic look at the future remains a high-adrenaline masterwork
May 2019
Lost in showbiz
You want a dark Mel Gibson comedy about rich Jewish people? You got it!
Rothchild, a new film starring the ‘polarising’ star is being touted around Cannes. If you don’t get the gag, well, join the club …
