Talent Sam Mendes

A woman with dark hair and red jacket smiling in a dimly lit room.
Review

Empire of Light

by David Jenkins

Sam Mendes recruits Olivia Colman and Michael Ward for this mawkish tale of seafront woes and the healing power of movies.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A group of soldiers in combat gear and uniforms, amidst rubble and debris, with a central figure standing among them.
Review

1917

by Greg Wetherall

Sam Mendes’ gripping World War One drama is light on plot but displays plenty of technical panache.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man in a dark jacket sitting at a chess board, deep in thought.
Review

Spectre

by Adam Woodward

Bond 24 is an enormous, multi-tentacled beast. Sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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