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Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ Film Series Keeps Chipping Away at Racism
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Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ Film Series Keeps Chipping Away at Racism

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 / 22 May 2023

Small Axe fuses the political and poetic and reminds that oppression does not define communities; it is one element of a much richer cultural tapestry and emotional terrain.

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Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ and Emerging Institutions of Black Power

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 / 11 January 2021
‘Widows’ Is an Exquisitely Composed Feminist Heist Thriller
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‘Widows’ Is an Exquisitely Composed Feminist Heist Thriller

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 / 26 November 2018

Who knew that one of film's greatest arbiters of misery, Steve McQueen, also had a fun side with his latest film, Widows?

Viola Davis and Elizabeth Debicki Steal the Show in ‘Widows’
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Viola Davis and Elizabeth Debicki Steal the Show in ‘Widows’

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 / 15 November 2018

Steve McQueen's heist caper, Widows, is ultra-slick but gets sidetracked by its goofy plot twists. No matter; Viola Davis and Elizabeth Debicki's performances make for a satisfying experience.

The Turner Prize: A Brief Introduction to Film and Video (and Disappointment in 2016)
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The Turner Prize: A Brief Introduction to Film and Video (and Disappointment in 2016)

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 / 10 June 2016
If we look past the ludicrous, carnival facade of The Turner Prize, the obscured film work might be less on the “outer fringes of the map of cinema” than we are led to believe.
America, Slavery, and McQueen and Tarantino’s Two Very Different Films
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America, Slavery, and McQueen and Tarantino’s Two Very Different Films

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 / 12 February 2014
12 Years a Slave is every bit as intense as one might imagine, though not completely depressing, whereas Django Unchained aestheticizes its extreme violence.
Armond White: Asshole, or Activist?
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Armond White: Asshole, or Activist?

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 / 9 January 2014
Armond White allegedly heckled Steve McQueen at the recent NYFCC Awards ceremony... and people are surprised by this?
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‘Caligula’s Ghost: Why Cinema Needs Epic Failure More than Mediocre Success

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 / 1 December 2011
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Hunger

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 / 20 March 2009
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Sands’ Saga Makes One ‘Hunger’ For More

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 / 6 December 2008
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Prefab Sprout: Steve McQueen

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 / 6 August 2007
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Wanted: Dead or Alive: Season One

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 / 13 July 2005