Steve McQueen
‘Small Axe’ Review: Education
A coming of age story of 12-year-old Kingsley, who discovers he's being sent to a school for those with "special needs." Distracted by working two jobs, his parents are unaware of the unofficial segre...
‘Small Axe’ Review: Alex Wheatle
Alex Wheatle follows the true story of award-winning writer, Alex Wheatle (Sheyi Cole), from a young boy through his early adult years.
‘Small Axe’ Review: Red, White and Blue
Spotlights the true story of Leroy Logan, who at a young age saw his father assaulted by two policemen, motivating him to join the Metropolitan Police and change their racist attitudes from within.
‘Small Axe’ Review: Lovers Rock
A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.
‘Small Axe’ Review: Mangrove
‘Small Axe’ is an anthology comprised of five original films directed by Steve McQueen, and set from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s, telling personal stories from London’s West Indian community...
NYFF 2020 Review: John Boyega Burns With Righteous Indignation in ‘Red, White and Blue’
Spotlights the true story of Leroy Logan, who at a young age saw his father assaulted by two policemen, motivating him to join the Metropolitan Police and change their racist attitudes from within.
NYFF 2020 Review: ‘Mangrove’ is a Blistering Activist Drama for Our Times
Mangrove tells this true story of The Mangrove Nine, who clashed with London police in 1970. The trial that followed was the first judicial acknowledgment of behavior motivated by racial hatred within...
NYFF 2020 Review: ‘Lovers Rock’ Is a Warm, Enticing Celebration of Black Communities
Lovers Rock finds the always daring Steve McQueen (Hunger, 12 Years a Slave) in an ecstatic yet no less formally bold mode. Produced as part of McQueen’s ambitious, multifaceted Small Axe, an antholog...
Review: Steve McQueen’s ‘Widows’ Lands a Remarkable All-Star Heist
Matt Marshall reviews 'Widows,' Steve McQueen's ensemble crime drama starring Viola Davis, Liam Neeson, Daniel Kaluuya and Michelle Rodriguez.
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