Reviews in a nutshell
Mangrove is a must-see piece of filmmaking, unassuming in its immediate production values but fast becoming a tsunami in its message. Steve McQueen has made this message universal too, inclusive and game-changing for any cinephile.
It is this fight for survival, coupled with an urgency that makes Widows the movie an apt fit for McQueen’s filmmaking skills. Look out for it at awards season – it will pay off for the British director.
British artist turned director Steve McQueen (Shame) has crafted another beautiful-looking and moving film in 12 Years A Slave that has equally emotive subject matter. Naturally, a story dealing with slavery provokes revulsion, and here, is where reviewing such a film needs a separation of personal sentiments from actual empowering film-making. Indeed, the film feels …
Steve McQueen said the reason his latest drama isn’t based in the UK is trying to get sex addicts over here to open up proved nigh impossible during the research into the film. Sex addiction is still a dirty, sleazy subject, with connotations of men in rain macs lurking precariously in dark corners waiting for …
Beginning like an updated version of Gone in Sixty Seconds, Bronson director Nicolas Winding Refn’s new action drama Drive puts its slick wheels in motion for a supposed heist flick, but settles into a dark ride of disturbing but exhilarating control. Driver (Ryan Gosling) is a Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman for …
