Following the enormous critical and cultural success of his multi-award nominated Small Axe series, Sir Steve McQueen has announced that a new 3-part drama series titled Uprising will air on BBC One later this year. The BBC announced that the “vivid and visceral” trilogy will cover the New Cross House Fire of 1981, as well […]
The Best Independent Films of 2020
EJ Moreno on the best independent films of the year… In a year where cinemas have been closed worldwide, it has been up to independent films to give hungry moviegoers exactly what they wanted. That focus on films in small theatrical runs or straight to video-on-demand platforms really gave way for some wonderful projects to […]
John Boyega stars in trailer for Steve McQueen’s Small Axe: Red, White and Blue
Amazon has released a trailer and images for Red, White and Blue, the next instalment in Steven McQueen’s five film anthology Small Axe which stars John Boyega as a young forensic scientist who finds himself driven to achieve his childhood ambition of becoming a police officer in the naïve hope of changing racist attitudes after […]
Steve McQueen’s Small Axe: Lovers Rock gets a trailer from Amazon
Amazon Prime Video has released a trailer for Lovers Rock, the second instalment in Steven McQueen’s five film anthology Small Axe which stars Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, Micheal Ward, Shaniqua Okwok, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Ellis George, Alexander James-Blake, Kadeem Ramsay, Francis Lovehall and Daniel Francis-Swaby; watch it here.. Lovers Rock tells a fictional story of young love […]
Movie Review – Small Axe: Red, White and Blue (2020)
Small Axe: Red, White and Blue, 2020. Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring John Boyega, Steve Toussaint, Antonia Thomas, Tyrone Huntley, Nathan Vidal, Joy Richardson and Mark Harrigan. SYNOPSIS: Leroy Logan (John Boyega) joins the police force after his father (Steve Toussaint) is a victim of racial brutality. Steve McQueen tackles his subjects head on with […]
Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology gets a new trailer
Ahead of its premiere on Amazon Prime and the BBC later this month, a new trailer has arrived online for Small Axe, the five-film anthology from director Steve McQueen which is inspired by real-life experiences of London’s West Indian Community during the 1960s to 1980s; watch it here… “If you are the big tree, we […]
Movie Review – Mangrove (2020)
Mangrove, 2020. Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Shaun Parkes, Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Jack Lowden, Alex Jennings, Nathaniel Martello-White, Llewella Gideon, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Gary Beadle, Richie Campbell, Jumayn Hunter, Joseph Quinn, Derek Griffiths, Jodhi May, Richard Cordery, Tahj Miles and Samuel West. SYNOPSIS: Mangrove tells this true story of The […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Mangrove
Mangrove, 2020. Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Shaun Parkes, Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Jack Lowden and Alex Jennings. SYNOPSIS: In 1970s London, police harassment of a crucial community hub for local Black people leads to a peaceful protest, which ends up in a court room. Steve McQueen is effectively a lucky […]
Steve McQueen’s Small Axe gets a new trailer from Amazon Prime
Ahead of its premiere this November on BBC One and Amazon Prime, a new trailer has been released for Steve McQueen’s five-film anthology Small Axe which is inspired by real-life experiences of London’s West Indian Community during the 1960s to 1980s; take a look at the trailer here… “If you are the big tree, we […]
Steve McQueen’s five-film anthology Small Axe gets a first-look trailer
Amazon Prime has released the first trailer for Small Axe, a five-film anthology series from Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave, Shame) which revolves around London’s West Indian Community during the 1960s to 1980s; watch it here… Based on a true story, Small Axe celebrates little known stories of Black pride and resilience, like the […]
