12 Years a Slave (2013)

12 Years A Slave is a powerful piece of cinema. It resonates with me right the start. Not only is it powerful, but it's an extremely important film to watch. There have been many films like this before, it's nothing new. The difference with this,... Read the full review »

WHAT I LIKED: '12 Years A Slave,' sees Steve McQueen turn his attention to the slave trade, and the result is the brilliantly difficult piece of cinema you'd expect with relentlessly graphic portrayals of physical and emotional abuse and torture t... Read the full review »

Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave never shies away from the brutality of slavery whilst refusing to pander to an audience. McQueen instead simply, realistically shows what slavery did. He shows us the scars, bleeding and ripped, in full detail whic... Read the full review »