Small Axe - Reviews

Immersed in the lush detail of their cosy Caribbean migrant home, we're emotionally transported to ’70s London and how it played out for this loving family.

...fluid cinematography, striking performances and airtight soundtrack...

...setting new gold standard for drama – and cinema – on screens of any size.

...an impressive picture.

...all brought to life with fantastically well-observed production design and buoyed by performances that wouldn’t brim with more righteous energy had the case occurred last week.

...an invaluable work enlightening us on an important chapter in Black history across the pond.

...McQueen has created something closer in spirit to Ingmar Bergman’s Trilogy of Faith, whose parts take on a deeper resonance when put in conversation with one another. The series is, then, greater than the sum of its parts.

Immersed in the lush detail of their cosy Caribbean migrant home, we're emotionally transported to ’70s London and how it played out for this loving family.

...an impressive picture.

For the most part this is Boyega’s show, and he just nails scene after scene after scene.

...setting new gold standard for drama – and cinema – on screens of any size.

...fluid cinematography, striking performances and airtight soundtrack...

...an eclectic miniseries that is both a celebration and reminder of all that is good and bad in society.

...an invaluable work enlightening us on an important chapter in Black history across the pond.

...an eclectic miniseries that is both a celebration and reminder of all that is good and bad in society.