Small Axe

November 09, 2021 00:05:14
Small Axe
Flicks with The Film Snob
Small Axe

Nov 09 2021 | 00:05:14

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Show Notes

Five films from British director Steve McQueen, depicting the experiences of West Indian British families in London from the late 1960s through the 80s, is one of the great cinematic achievements of the century. What have you been doing during the pandemic? Well, British director Steve McQueen, best known for the Academy Award winning film 12 Years a Slave, has been very busy. He released five motion pictures in 2020. That’s right, five. In the midst of one of the world’s great disasters, McQueen gave us one of the great achievements in cinema of this century. They comprise a film…

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