24th Jan2025

‘Flight Risk’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Michelle Dockery, Topher Grace, Mark Wahlberg, Leah Remini, Paul Ben-Victor | Written by Jared Rosenberg | Directed by Mel Gibson Mel Gibson returns to the director’s chair for the impressively economical single-location thriller Flight Risk. It’s undeniably trashy, thanks to an egregiously over-the-top performance by top-billed Mark Wahlberg, but it’s also surprisingly enjoyable. In […]

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07th Jan2025

‘Monster Summer’ Review

by Liam McAuliffe

Stars: Mel Gibson, Mason Reed, Nora Zehetner, Julian Lerner, Abby James Witherspoon, Lorraine Bracco, Emma Fasano, Spencer Fitzgerald, Patrick Renna | Written by Cornelius Uliano, Bryan Schulz | Directed by David Henrie The cultural impact of the phenomenon, that is Stranger Things, cannot be understated when it comes to the world of entertainment. Launching (and […]

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06th Nov2023

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #364: Nadine Crocker on making ‘Desperation Road’

by Phil Wheat

Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres. For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast […]

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29th Jun2023

‘Confidential Informant’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Dominic Purcell, Nick Stahl, Mel Gibson, Kate Bosworth, John Cassini, Erik Valdez, Russell Richardson, Arielle Raycene | Written by Michael Kaycheck, Brooke Nasser | Directed by Michael Oblowitz Confidential Informant opens with a voiceover telling us what wonderful people cops are, especially those with combat experience. Case in point Tom Moran (Dominic Purcell; Assassin, […]

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16th Aug2022

‘Boss Level’ DVD Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson, Ken Jeong, Annabelle Wallis, Michelle Yeoh, Will Sasso, Mathilde Olivier | Written by Joe Carnahan, Chris Borey, Eddie Borey | Directed by Joe Carnahan THIS… This is how you take a genre or story device and make it feel fresh! Let’s be honest the old re-living the same day over […]

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01st Jul2022

‘Hot Seat’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Kevin Dillon, Anna Harr, Lydia Hull, Mel Gibson, Eddie Steeples, Shannen Doherty, Sam Asghari | Written by Collin Watts, Leon Langford | Directed by James Cullen Bressack Hot Seat, is the new thriller from director James Cullen Bressack (Survive the Game, Captors), working from a script by Collin Watts and Leon Langford. And, at […]

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09th Nov2021

‘Dangerous’ Review

by Jim Morazzini

Stars: Scott Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Famke Janssen, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Durand, Brenda Bazinet | Written by Christopher Borrelli | Directed by David Hackl Dylan Forrester (Scott Eastwood; Pacific Rim: Uprising. Texas Chainsaw) is a dangerous man. He’s an ex special forces officer turned gun for hire, and most recently convicted killer out on parole. His […]

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18th Dec2020

‘Boss Level’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson, Ken Jeong, Annabelle Wallis, Michelle Yeoh, Will Sasso, Mathilde Olivier | Written by Joe Carnahan, Chris Borey, Eddie Borey | Directed by Joe Carnahan THIS… This is how you take a genre or story device and make it feel fresh! Let’s be honest the old re-living the same day over […]

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25th Nov2020

‘Fatman’ Review

by Kevin Haldon

Stars: Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Chance Hurstfield | Written and Directed by Ian Nelms, Eshom Nelms I’ll be honest, if you said that I am not exactly a huge fan of Christmas movies you would be absolutely correct; with the few that I do like not exactly being your typical movies. I thought […]

15th Apr2019

‘Dragged Across Concrete’ Review – Second Opinion

by Jak-Luke Sharp

Stars: Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Michael Jai White, Jennifer Carpenter, Thomas Kretschmann, Laurie Holden, Jordyn Ashley Olson, Don Johnson, Udo Kier, Fred Melamed | Written and Directed by S. Craig Zahler Dragged Across Concrete is the third feature film from writer-director Craig S. Zahler in his, at this time of writing, scorching assessment […]

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22nd Oct2018

LFF 2018: ‘Dragged Across Concrete’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Michael Jai White, Jennifer Carpenter, Thomas Kretschmann, Laurie Holden, Jordyn Ashley Olson, Don Johnson, Udo Kier, Fred Melamed | Written and Directed by S. Craig Zahler Novelist-turned-writer-director S. Craig Zahler goes three for three with Dragged Across Concrete, a terrific, genre-savvy heist thriller, following the success of his two […]

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20th Nov2017

‘Daddy’s Home 2’ Review

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, John Lithgow, Mel Gibson, Linda Cardellini | Written by Sean Anders, John Morris | Directed by Sean Anders There’s a scene at the end of Daddy’s Home 2, Sean Anders’ sequel to his mediocre 2015 hit, which has all the hallmarks of a classic Christmas movie climax: the characters, previously at […]

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25th Jan2017

‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Review

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughan, Hugo Weaving, Sam Worthington | Written by Andrew Knight, Robert Schenkkan | Directed by Mel Gibson Andrew Garfield goes to Japan to face a powerful enemy, and finds his Christian faith and pacifist opposition tested to the limit in a realm of violent conflict. But enough about Martin Scorsese’s Silence. […]

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19th Oct2016

13 Actors that turned Director and won

by Phil Wheat

In the golden age of movies, big name actors would often direct and produce their own movies. Spending 16 hour days on a film set is sure to teach you a thing or two about filmmaking and in some cases, this helps actors make the best directors. With the Cambridge Film Festival coming up, Cambridge […]

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24th Mar2015

‘FairyTale: A True Story’ DVD Review

by Paul Metcalf

Stars: Paul McGann, Florence Hoath, Elizabeth Earl, Harvey Keitel, Peter O’Toole, Bill Nighy, Peter Mullan, Mel Gibson | Written by Albert Ash, Tom McLoughlin | Directed by Charles Sturridge Do you believe in fairies? If the answer is yes, don’t worry because a lot of other people seem to too, hell even Arthur Conan Doyle […]

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06th Aug2014

‘The Expendables 3’ Review

by Dan Clark

Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lundgren, Wesley Snipes, Mel Gibson, Randy Couture, Harrison Ford, Kelsey Grammer, Antonio Banderas, Victor Ortiz, Ronda Rousey, Kellan Lutz | Written by Sylvester Stallone, Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt | Directed by Patrick Hughes The Expendables 3  is not your father’s action movie. Well, actually it […]

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02nd Apr2014

Poster Round-Up v2.0 – ‘The Expendables 3’ Edition

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to the latest installment of the Nerdly poster round-up, where we bring you up to speed on some of the best movie posters to have hit the interwebs in recent weeks. In this special edition we have a whopping SIXTEEN posters for The Expendables 3. In The Expendables 3, Barney (Sylvester Stallone), Christmas (Jason […]

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30th Sep2013

Five character posters for ‘Machete Kills’

by Phil Wheat

Following on from the UK quad we brought you last week, here’s five character posters for the Danny Trejo starring sequel Machete Kills, once again directed by Robert Rodriguez, this time from a script by Kyle Ward. In MACHETE KILLS, Danny Trejo returns as ex-Federale agent MACHETE, who is recruited by the President of the […]

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24th Sep2013

New UK quad poster for ‘Machete Kills’

by Phil Wheat

Here’s the not-quite-as-good-as-the-US-one-sheet, UK quad poster for the Danny Trejo starring sequel Machete Kills, once again directed by Robert Rodriguez, this time from a script by Kyle Ward – which also stars Michelle Rodriguez, Amber Heard, Alexa Vega, Lady Gaga, Sofía Vergara, Charlie Sheen (here billed under his real name Carlos Estevez), Demián Bichir, Antonio […]

08th Sep2013

Awesome new poster for ‘Machete Kills’

by Phil Wheat

Check out this awesome new one-sheet poster (courtesy of Fandango) for the Danny Trejo-starring sequel Machete Kills, which is once again directed by Robert Rodriguez, this time from a script by Kyle Ward. In MACHETE KILLS, Danny Trejo returns as ex-Federale agent MACHETE, who is recruited by the President of the United States for a […]