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Assembling the Black music soundscapes of Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe”

Small Axe Music (Ed Bailie)
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Small Axe music supervisor Ed Bailie talks to us about filling Steve McQueen’s five-part anthology with the grooviest, most authentic tunes.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 16, 2021January 16, 2021

“Education” caps off “Small Axe” with a quiet, powerful call to action

Small Axe: Education
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Steve McQueen’s incredible anthology closes with a deeply sympathetic probe of the racial deficits of the British school system.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

“Alex Wheatle” is the rare stumble in Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe”

Small Axe: Alex Wheatle
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Steve McQueen’s anthology about Black life in London has its low point in a truncated biopic about the acclaimed British author.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020

NYFF58: “Small Axe” takes racism to the grindstone

Small Axe
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Steve McQueen’s new anthology series is an impassioned, insightful look at anti-Black discrimination in 20th-century London.

Jonah Koslofsky Posted on October 5, 2020October 5, 2020

Widows Review: An Enthralling Heist Thriller with Some Less Interesting Gangster Drama Touches

WIDOWS
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Steve McQueen’s ambitious, female-driven crime film sports fabulous performances, but bounces haphazardly between tones. This piece was originally […]

Caroline Siede Posted on November 16, 2018August 2, 2020
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