“Apocalypto” will have a hard time matching the success of “The Passion of the Christ,” and not merely because of its director’s recent drunken monologue about Jewish people. This is a brutal, violent ...

Since rewriting the rules of Hollywood with his self-financed crucifixion blockbuster “The Passion of the Christ” (2004), Mel Gibson has busied himself creating one of the most bizarre and erratic ...

With Apocalypto, Mel Gibson has taken on a tough challenge in focusing on a civilization that no longer exists and that is not terribly important to most Americans. With the same passion that he put ...

Mel Gibson, our leading purveyor (and practitioner) of Extreme History, is back with another paean to the ecstasy of agony. Less dogmatic than The Passion of the Christ, with blue body paint to equal ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Mel Gibson wants to tell you something in his movies. Whether it’s about the importance of freedom ...

He hinted at it with Jesus’ prolonged, agonizing death in “The Passion of the Christ.” With an immeasurable body count and mutilation factor in “Apocalypto,” it’s confirmed: Mel Gibson is master of ...

The squeamish should avert their eyes and the easily frightenedmight take a rain(forest) check, but sticking it out for”Apocalypto” yields fascination. There may ...

Nothing gets Mel Gibson’s blood pumping as a filmmaker more than the sight, sound and splatter of someone’s blood actually pumping or, in the case of “Apocalypto,” spritzing from an actor’s temple, as ...

The bulk of this review’s constructive criticisms are going to fall on the back of its creator, Mel Gibson. Beyond his distinguished career in acting, Gibson is a very interesting director and has ...

Mel Gibson was once a cinematic force to be reckoned with. He was introduced as the ruggedly charming Australian newcomer in George Miller’s original Mad Max film and then hit superstardom as the ...