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‘Widows’: Steve McQueen takes genre conventions and twists them inside out to messy glorious effect

September 9, 2018 Jordan Ruimy
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Steve McQueen's first three films were all accomplishments. With "Hunger," "Shame" and "12 Years A Slave," the British-born director proved to be a master at his craft. Not only were his films visually groundbreaking, after all, his background does come from being a prize-winning photographer, but his films seem to be grounded in a humanism that expands on the highly-stylized nature of his films.

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In REVIEWS Tags Steve McQueen, Widows, Daniel Kaluuya, Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, TIFF 2018
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