Dramatic, gory and thrilling would be apt descriptions of Mel Gibson’s new film “Hacksaw Ridge.” Yet, the film still falls short of spectacular. While “Hacksaw Ridge” has universal themes and a ...

Mel Gibson has made a movie about a pacifist who served nobly during WWII. It's a testament to his filmmaking chops, and also an act of atonement that may succeed in bringing Gibson back. It should be ...

The 2025 NFL season is set to kick off this weekend and once again, there will be many alumni of the Ducks’ football program making their presence... Now, in 2016, he has re-emerged behind the camera ...

There are two films lurking in “Hacksaw Ridge.” One is the sentimental story of a conscientious objector during World War II. The other is a brutal look at the violence of war. As you might suspect, ...

It seems fitting that Mel Gibson, a man who knows a few things about cinematic battlefields, has chosen to turn the extraordinary true story of Desmond Doss — the WWII medic and self-proclaimed ...

Mel Gibson’s latest film, the harrowing World War II picture “Hacksaw Ridge,” opens with a short taste of the hellfire he rains in the second half of the film — so we know what we’re getting into.

The award-winning film Hacksaw Ridge chronicles the true story of Desmond Doss, a faithful advocate of nonviolence who believed in serving his country during wartime without compromising his deeply ...