Red, White, and Blue opens with a very young Leroy Logan (Nathan Vidal) standing on a London street corner. Behind him is the school that he attends. He’s wearing a school uniform. As the other students walk past him, they say hi and acknowledge the very obvious fact that Leroy is a student who is […]
Film Review: Small Axe: Red White and Blue (dir by Steve McQueen)
While Steven McQueen’s five-film anthology Small Axe presents a collection of complementary stories from London’s West Indian community, Red, White and Blue plays like a breaking point. The two installments revealed earlier on the festival circuit, Lovers Rock and Mangrove, both showcased a self-sufficient community navigating the existential threat of institutional racism, but the protagonist […]
NYFF: Red, White and Blue – Movie Review
