As bombs fall in ‘Blitz,’ a look at WWII history in London through new eyes
As a result, McQueen curdles the expected optimism with a realistic look at how Black people and African and Indian ...
‘Blitz’: Steve McQueen Turns the Harrowing German Aerial Assault on London Into a Social Realist Fable
Editor Peter Sciberras tells IndieWire about London's epic and intimate role in this family drama that becomes a primal ...
A mother and son are separated by the London 'Blitz' in this quietly radical film
In a film that has powerful moments of wonderment, humor and joy, Saoirse Ronan plays a London factory worker trying to ...
Review: ‘Blitz’ stars Saiorse Ronan as a 1940 wartime Londoner searching for her son
“Blitz” is writer-director Steve McQueen’s wartime survival drama, consistently tense and persistently string-pulling. It ...
Review: WWII drama ‘Blitz’ more unconventional than it appears
Ultimately, that there is a war on in “Blitz” may not be its defining feature. The London under siege in McQueen’s film is as ...
How ‘Blitz’ Recreates War-Torn London
Steve McQueen’s latest film, set in 1940 during Germany’s bombardment of the British capital, draws extensively from contemporary photos, and much of it was shot outside London.
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Blitz Bombs the British Empire — Again
British filmmaker Steve McQueen’s latest demoralizing film, Blitz, takes on England’s World War II experience when Germany ...
In ‘Blitz,’ Steve McQueen shows wartime London through a child’s eyes
“Blitz” also introduces audiences to people they’ve likely not heard of: Mickey Davies (played by Leigh Gill), a man known as ...
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Blitz and the truth about London's greatest wartime horror
Oscar-winner Steve McQueen's latest film offers a new perspective on life in the capital during the devastating 1940-41 Nazi bombing campaign – dispelling myths and clichés. "I can assure you ...
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In ‘Blitz,’ Steve McQueen shows wartime London through a child’s eyes
“Blitz” also introduces audiences to people ... Ronan doesn’t live all that far from East London and is often reminded of the past in the banal every day. The bougie park where everyone ...