The 21st time was the charm for legendary sound mixer Kevin O’Connell at the Oscars. He won his first Academy Award — after 20 previous losses — for his work on Mel Gibson’s WWII drama “Hacksaw Ridge.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credits: Lionsgate Hacksaw Ridge is a war drama film helmed by Mel Gibson and chronicles the heroic tale of Desmond Doss, a ...

From Greek myths to modern comic book movies, heroes are often required to cross a threshold where the laws of the ordinary world are suspended. In Mel Gibson’s war film Hacksaw Ridge, it’s the ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

On October 1, Netflix added Hacksaw Ridge, one of the best war movies of the last decade. Mel Gibson directed this World War II film, which focused on a combat medic, Desmond Doss, as played by Andrew ...

For all sorts of emotional and psychological reasons, I’m trying to figure out as a critic and, relatedly, as a human, audiences tend to remember and even admire what traumatizes them in the name of ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

Film Critic Mel Gibson may not always be a good director, but he’s never a stupid one. His Hacksaw Ridge, which premiered here in Venice on Sunday, is blunt and effective, a picture cannily crafted ...

The dominant themes of Mel Gibson’s filmmaking career have been extreme violence, history and religion. Small wonder that the actor would find a project that combines them all to begin his comeback ...

Can art be a form of atonement? That seems to be the case Mel Gibson is trying to make. After a ten-year absence from directing — his last run at the helm in Apocalypto arrived between a drunk driving ...