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1 day ago · Blitz may be McQueen’s most tender film, though it’s never precious. George is a scrapper, used to taking care of himself. But we also see, in flashbacks, how safe he feels in the care of his ...
1 day ago · A mother and son are separated by the London 'Blitz' in this quietly radical film. In Blitz, Saoirse Ronan and Elliott Heffernan play a mother and son separated by war in 1940 London. From Empire ...
4 days ago · Evacuated during the Blitz by his loving mother Rita (Ronan), nine-year-old George (Heffernan) jumps off the train and embarks on a long journey home. The story starts with the ferocity of D-Day ...
Oct 11, 2024 · Blitz. In the early years of World War II, Hitler bombed Britain, and the best locals could do was to take shelter in underground tunnels and bunkers and hope for the best. Director Steve McQueen transports his audience back to that terrifying time, opening his new film “Blitz” in mid-attack.
Oct 25, 2024 · By Justin Chang. October 25, 2024. Saoirse Ronan and Elliott Heffernan star in Steve McQueen’s film. Illustration by John Lee. Early on in “Blitz,” Rita Hanway (Saoirse Ronan), a London ...
Oct 9, 2024 · They both deserve better. Not even George develops much of a personality, and Ronan, stunning chameleonic talent that she is, has little to do except wander through London, gazing silently at ...
Oct 11, 2024 · Blitz is neither a feel-good movie about wartime London nor unrelentingly bleak. The film treads a meandering line, traversing between Spielbergian adventure marred by violence, Dickensian...
