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Mel Gibson and 50 Cent hunt a serial killer in Boneyard trailer

May 7, 2024 by Amie Cranswick

Lionsgate has released a trailer for Boneyard, the upcoming action thriller from director Asif Akbar (The Commando, Nevada Heist). Inspired by true events, the film follows an investigation to track down the killer responsible for the murder of eleven women and girls whose remains are discovered in the New Mexico desert. Featuring in the cast […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Asif Akbar, Boneyard, Brian Van Holt, Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson, Mel Gibson, Michael Sirow, Nora Zehetner

Movie Review – Desperation Road (2023)

February 12, 2024 by Chris Gelderd

Desperation Road, 2023. Directed by Nadine Crocker. Starring Garrett Hedlund, Willa Fitzgerald, Ryan Hurst, Woody McClain, Pyper Braun, Katy Bodenhamer, Paulina Gálvez and Mel Gibson. SYNOPSIS: After 11 years in a Mississippi state prison, Russell Gaines struggles to leave his past sins behind him as he returns home to his stoic father, Mitchell. One fateful […]

Filed Under: Chris Gelderd, Movies, News, Reviews Tagged With: desperation road, Garret Hedlund, Garrett Hedlund, KATY BODENHAMER, Mel Gibson, Nadine Crocker, Paulina Galvez, PYPER BRAUN, Ryan Hurst, Willa Fitzgerald, WOODY MCCLAIN

Payback at 25: The Gritty Mel Gibson Neo-Noir Actioner Revisited

February 5, 2024 by admin

Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind the Mel Gibson action thriller Payback as it turns 25… Payback was made when Mel Gibson was one of the biggest and most bankable stars in Hollywood, and with the involvement of Oscar-winning L.A. Confidential scribe Brian Helgeland the project had all the makings of another bona fide […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Hasitha Fernando, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Brian Helgeland, Mel Gibson, Payback

Are the Old School Action Veterans Headed Into Forced Retirement?

November 23, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

With diminishing returns and a lack of interest from big-screen audiences, are old-school action heroes heading to the retirement home…? In the 1980s and 1990s, you couldn’t move for action heroes. Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger led a musclebound movement that led to younger, more grounded heroes like Will Smith, Keanu Reeves and Tom Cruise […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Denzel Washington, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Expend4bles, Expendables, Harrison Ford, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Keanu Reeves, Liam Neeson, Mel Gibson, Mission: Impossible, Sylvester Stallone, taken, The Equalizer, The Matrix Resurrections, Tom Cruise

Movie Review – Last Looks (2021)

October 1, 2023 by Robert Kojder

Last Looks, 2021. Directed by Tim Kirkby. Starring Charlie Hunnam, Mel Gibson, Morena Baccarin, Clancy Brown, Rupert Friend, Lucy Fry, Dominic Monaghan, Jacob Scipio, Paul Ben-Victor, Method Man, David Pasquesi, Sophie Fatu, Robin Givens, Xen Sams, CC Castillo, and Deacon Randle. SYNOPSIS: A disgraced ex-cop seeks solace by moving to the woods, but his quiet […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: CC Castillo, Charlie Hunnam, Clancy Brown, David Pasquesi, Deacon Randle, Dominic Monaghan, Jacob Scipio, Last Looks, Lucy Fry, Mel Gibson, Method Man, Morena Baccarin, Paul Ben-Victor, Robin Givens, Rupert Friend, Sophie Fatu, Tim Kirkby, Xen Sams

The Continental: From the World of John Wick Episode 1 Review – “Brothers In Arms”

September 20, 2023 by Chris Connor

Chris Connor reviews the first episode of The Continental… John Wick proved a surprise smash in 2014. The world of the hitman and The Continental has continued to expand since this year’s gargantuan Chapter 4 and upcoming spinoff film Ballerina with Ana de Armas. The Wick universe expands further with The Continental, a 1970s set […]

Filed Under: Chris Connor, News, Reviews, Television Tagged With: Ballerina, John Wick, Katie McGrath, lance reddick, Mel Gibson, The Continental: From the World of John Wick

Trailer for Desperation Road starring Mel Gibson, Garrett Hedlund and Willa Fitzgerald

August 31, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Lionsgate has released a poster and trailer for Desperation Road, the upcoming Southern noir thriller from director Nadine Crocker starring Mel Gibson, Garrett Hedlund, and Willa Fitzgerald which is based on Michael Farris Smith’s acclaimed 2017 novel. Take a look here… In a small Mississippi town, justice and the law are two very different things. […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Top Stories, Trailers Tagged With: desperation road, Garrett Hedlund, Mel Gibson, Nadine Crocker, Willa Fitzgerald

The Cinematic Crossovers We Need To See

August 15, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

20 years on from the release of Freddy vs Jason, here are more cinematic crossovers we really need to see… It doesn’t happen too often in cinema but when it does, the crossover special definitely tickles the viewers’ curiosity. Whether it was Freddy vs Jason bringing two horror universes crashing together or the first bout […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Aliens, Arnold, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Bruce Campbell, Daniel Craig, Evil Dead, fast and furious, Freddy vs. Jason, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Hellboy, Hellraiser, Idris Elba, James Bond, Jamie Clayton, John Wick, Keanu Reeves, Knives Out, Ludacris, luther, Mel Gibson, Morgan Freeman, Pitch Black, Predator, Rambo, Robert Englund, Ron Perlman., Sylvester Stallone, Tom Cruise, Tyrese Gibson, Vin Diesel

Return to the world of John Wick with The Continental trailer

August 9, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Peacock has unveiled a new trailer and poster for the eagerly-anticipated John Wick prequel The Continental, along with the news that the three-part event premieres on September 22nd, followed by night 2 on September 29th and ending with night 3 on October 6th. The 1970s-set action drama reveals the origins of the iconic hotel for […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Top Stories, Trailers Tagged With: Ayomide Adegun, Ben Robson, Colin Woodell, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Jeremy Bobb, Jessica Allain, John Wick, Mel Gibson, Mishel Prada, Nhung Kate, Peter Greene, The Continental, The Continental: From the World of John Wick

Trailer for Confidential Informant starring Mel Gibson, Dominic Purcell, Kate Bosworth and Nick Stahl

June 8, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Lionsgate has released a trailer and images for Confidential Informant, the upcoming crime thriller from director Michael Oblowitz. The film follows two narcotics agents (Dominic Purcell and Nick Stahl), as they come under the scrutiny of an internal affairs agent (Mel Gibson) after they pay off and involve a junkie informant in a deadly scheme […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Confidential Informant, Dominic Purcell, kate bosworth, Mel Gibson, Michael Oblowitz, Nick Stahl

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