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Interviews

Steve McQueen: ‘Until things change, these stories will always be timely’

by Aaron Hunt

The direc­tor reflects on the mak­ing of his tri­umphant ode to Black cul­ture and resilience, Small Axe.
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Review

Mangrove

by Rógan Graham

Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthol­o­gy kicks off with this sear­ing court room dra­ma about the Man­grove Nine trial.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Red, White and Blue – first-look review

by David Jenkins

John Boye­ga aston­ish­es in Steve McQueen’s explo­ration of sys­temic racism in London’s Met police force.
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Festivals

Mangrove – first-look review

by Rógan Graham

Steve McQueen’s film about the Man­grove Nine tri­al is a mas­ter­ful evo­ca­tion of polit­i­cal determination.
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Festivals

Lovers Rock – first look review

by Hannah Strong

The first instal­ment in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series is a soul­ful love let­ter to the West Indi­an dance scene in West London.
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Festivals

Steve McQueen’s Mangrove to open the 64th BFI London Film Festival

by Lillian Crawford

The first of five films from the director’s Small Axe anthol­o­gy will screen for free to audi­ences across the UK.
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Incoming

Steve McQueen’s John Boyega-starring miniseries is arriving this year

by Charles Bramesco

Small Axe sees the actor-activist play a Lon­don police offi­cer try­ing to change the sys­tem from the inside.
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Festivals

Cannes announces official selection for its cancelled 2020 edition

by Charles Bramesco

Steve McQueen, Wes Ander­son and Im Sang-soo were all set to com­pete at this year’s festival.
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Review

Papillon

by Hannah Strong

Char­lie Hun­nam and Rami Malek team up for this unnec­es­sary retelling of the Steve McQueen classic.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Widows – first look review

by Hannah Strong

Steve McQueen turns his for­mi­da­ble film­mak­ing tal­ent to the heist genre with impres­sive and pas­sion­ate results.