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Posted inFilm Reviews

A Bloody Success: Mel Gibson’s ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Is an Essential War Film With a Lot of Career-Best Performances—but It’s Horrific

Mel Gibson has directed his first movie in a decade—and it bleeds. It bleeds a lot. As a director, Gibson stands alongside the likes of Sam Raimi, David Cronenberg and Peter Jackson as a master of bloody horror. In fact, his latest, Hacksaw Ridge, is an all-out horror film in parts. His depiction of World […]

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