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Hiroshima mon amour (1959)

March 6, 2021 by Eternality Tan

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Golden Thread, The (1965)

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Category / Mendes, Sam

January 7, 2020February 11, 2020 by Eternality Tan

1917 (2019)

  • Mendes, Sam
  • 2019, Sam Mendes, UK
  • 5 Comments

There’s something rather shallow and underwhelming undergirding the audacious if controlled techniques on display in Sam Mendes’ high-concept WWI film.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

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August 11, 2019March 28, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Jarhead (2005)

  • Mendes, Sam
  • 2005, Sam Mendes, USA
  • 2 Comments

3.5 stars

A war movie that is intentionally ‘all talk but no action’—it doesn’t really make us feel for the characters, but we might just grasp the futility of being a cog in the machine.

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May 26, 2019August 11, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Spectre (2015)

  • Mendes, Sam, Popular
  • 2015, James Bond, Sam Mendes, UK, USA
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3 stars

Packed with action, but feels overdrawn and coming across as rote, this latest Bond flick serves up a familiar if disappointing fare.

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May 26, 2019December 29, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Skyfall (2012)

  • Mendes, Sam, Popular
  • 2012, James Bond, Sam Mendes, UK, USA
  • 1 Comment

4.5 stars

Mendes focuses on drama, character, and nostalgia in this first-rate Bond film that is also arguably the most beautifully shot in the entire history of the franchise.

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May 26, 2019August 11, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Away We Go (2009)

  • Mendes, Sam
  • 2009, Sam Mendes, USA
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3.5 stars

A light-hearted if sometimes explicit take on raising a family (and a home) by the ever reliable Sam Mendes.

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May 25, 2019August 11, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Revolutionary Road (2008)

  • Mendes, Sam
  • 2008, Sam Mendes, USA
  • 1 Comment

3.5 stars

Strong performances pull this drama about a struggling marriage and family together in what feels like a psychoanalysis of our mundane lives.

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May 25, 2019August 11, 2019 by Eternality Tan

American Beauty (1999)

  • Mendes, Sam
  • 1999, Sam Mendes, USA
  • 3 Comments

4.5 stars

One of 1999’s finest movies, Sam Mendes’ debut feature captures the angst and desires of a family imploding from within, but not without some sublime acting on display.

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