The James Marsh film review archive

Steve McQueen

  • Blitz

    Blitz

    Saoirse Ronan and newcomer Elliott Heffernan star in this war-time drama from Steve McQueen, in which a young lad has to make his way home through a bombed out London.… Read More

  • Widows

    Widows

    Adapted from Lynda La Plante’s 1980s TV show, Steve McQueen delivers a riveting crime thriller propelled by a quartet of ferocious female leads, who go toe-to-toe with Chicago’s gangland impresarios… Read More

  • 12 Years a Slave

    12 Years a Slave

    Steve McQueen’s third feature is a grand old-fashioned Hollywood epic that confronts America’s disgraceful past with a steely, unflinching gaze. But while the beautiful photography and barnstorming performances have seduced… Read More