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December 14, 2022

“You run the job but I run the show”: The Getaway at 50

Sam Peckinpah reined in his directorial idiosyncrasies long enough to make this tautly-paced thriller, one of his most successful films.
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January 16, 2021

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

Small Axe music supervisor Ed Bailie talks to us about filling Steve McQueen's five-part anthology with the grooviest, most authentic tunes.
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December 18, 2020

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

Steve McQueen's incredible anthology closes with a deeply sympathetic probe of the racial deficits of the British school system.
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December 11, 2020

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

Steve McQueen's anthology about Black life in London has its low point in a truncated biopic about the acclaimed British author.
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October 5, 2020

NYFF58: “Small Axe” takes racism to the grindstone

Steve McQueen's new anthology series is an impassioned, insightful look at anti-Black discrimination in 20th-century London.
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November 16, 2018

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

Steve McQueen’s ambitious, female-driven crime film sports fabulous performances, but bounces haphazardly between tones. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood The opening of Steve..