Talent Steve McQueen

Review

Blitz – A vital fragment of the Steve McQueen saga

by Rógan Graham

A mother and son reunion takes place on the bomb-shattered streets of World War Two-era London in this sweeping historical melodrama.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Cluttered suburban garden with children's toys, old car, and small wooden shed.
Review

Occupied City review – a staggeringly ambitious feat of emotional stamina

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Steven McQueen provides a haunting examination of Amsterdam under Nazi occupation in contrast to its present in his documentary adapted from Bianca Stigter's book of the same name.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A young Black man wearing glasses and a patterned jumper, standing in a hallway with colourful walls.
Review

Education

by Aaron Hunt

A West Indian boy comes up against a racist educational system in the final film of Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A Black man with curly hair wearing a dark leather jacket stands in a doorway with a serious expression.
Review

Alex Wheatle

by Rógan Graham

The striking fourth episode in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology depicts the difficult blossoming of an artist.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A serious-looking man in a dark suit and tie stands with a green scarf around his neck.
Review

Red, White and Blue

by David Jenkins

John Boyega tackles institutional bigotry within the Metropolitan Police in Steve McQueen’s searing anti-racism drama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two smiling people, a man and a woman, standing together outdoors surrounded by trees and foliage.
Review

Lovers Rock

by Hannah Strong

Steve McQueen delivers a sublime party film for the ages in the second instalment of his Small Axe series.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Four people in a backstage area, packing boxes on a table. The scene features diverse individuals in casual attire, suggesting a behind-the-scenes or production environment.
Review

Widows

by Hannah Strong

Steve McQueen delivers the goods with a heist thriller about four women who take extreme measures to pay back a debt.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men in suits crouching on the road, discussing something. Cars and buildings in the background.
Review

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

by Bekzhan Sarsenbay

This portrait of an icon passes the time without revealing much about its subject.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man wearing a straw hat standing in a cotton field.
Review

12 Years a Slave

by Ashley Clark

One of Britain’s greatest living filmmakers offers an outraged, intense and artful examination of American slavery.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man in green puffer jacket standing in urban setting with high-rise buildings.
Review

Shame

by Adam Woodward

Steve McQueen’s erotically-charged descent into sex addiction is by turns raw, elegant and uncompromising.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man sitting on a floor, alone and shirtless, appears to be using drugs.
Review

Hunger

by Matt Bochenski

Steve McQueen has produced a biopic of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands that is doused in violence.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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