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Blitz

2024

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Brett Alan Dewing
Jan 22, 2025
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This is why the British impress me: the blitz. And the way London seemed to heal itself overnight. Sturdy, capable people, those British.

A film about the blitz can’t feel like a warm hug, but next to director Steve McQueen’s other work (Hunger, 12 Years a Slave, Small Axe) this feels like a cozy embrace. Terror, danger, people playing with corpses…it’s…

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