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Film Review - Blitz

Film Review - Blitz

Steve McQueen's latest is an uneven but absorbing tale of London during wartime

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Nov 20, 2024
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This year, my all-time favourite pop group, Pet Shop Boys, released a single that featured a B-side entitled “Party in the Blitz”. It came to mind during one memorable scene in Steve McQueen’s World War II drama, where rich people attend the Café de Paris in London. Celeste sings the sexually charged “Oh, Johnny” amid a decadent atmos…

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