Sam Mendes

Features

Talk, Talk, Talk: December 2008

By Bill Gibron

Just like the end of an inspiring speech that may or may not succeed in making its point, these final four weeks before 2009 tend to define or defeat the entire awards season purpose. [12 September 2008]

Reviews

Away We Go

By Jesse Hassenger

Another movie about and/or aimed at educated, self-aware 20-and-30-somethings, a certain portion of which, of course, hate nothing more than a movie trying to entertain them or depict them in any way. [28 September 2009]

Away We Go

By Tricia Olszewski

Away We Go is breezy and summer-appropriate -- but its central couple still has problems. [12 June 2009]

Revolutionary Road

By Evan Sawdey

For those who thought Mendes strayed from Yates' vision too much, give the commentary track a go. For everyone else: watch the emotional fireworks fly... [1 June 2009]

Revolutionary Road

By Cynthia Fuchs

In Revolutionary Road, April is turned into the prize Frank wants to own and the puzzle he seeks to solve. [24 December 2008]

Jarhead (2005)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Jarhead doesn't lose sight of this basic truth of war. More effective weapons only deepen its despair. [4 November 2005]

Road to Perdition (2002)

By Cynthia Fuchs

The perfectly grim surface evokes eons of pain, as well as a highly stylized contemporary sensibility, not so much cynical as skeptical and self-aware. [12 July 2002]

American Beauty (1999)

By Rhonda Baughman

Blogs

Short Ends and Leader: ‘Away’ is a Wonderful, Wonky Road Trip

Short Ends and Leader: Away We Go: Home Sweet Wherever

A finely pedigreed comic road film that, when all is said and done, is too finely-tooled for the NPR set to have much life left in it. [5 June 2009]

Short Ends and Leader: Winslet and DiCaprio Shine in ‘Revolutionary’ Drama