Best in Arts & Entertainment 2020: – Small Axe: Mangrove (Movie, TV)

by Nathan Ligon | Dec 30, 2020 | TV | 0 comments

Small Axe: Mangrove (Movie, Streaming, Amazon Prime)

The prolific director Steve McQueen directed 5 films (‘Mangrove’, ‘Education’, ‘Lovers Rock’, ‘Alex Wheatle’, ‘Red, White, and Blue’) this year about the black experience in London. They are all great and I strongly suggest you watch them. However, ‘Mangrove’ is the one that has stuck with me the most. The injustice of what was done to the people of the Mangrove was a stain on British society and their struggle still echoes through to today.

Letitia Wright (‘Black Panther’) gives an Oscar worthy performance as the leader of the British Black Panther movement, Altheia Jones-LeCointe. Sadly, because this is considered an episode of a streaming series, she can’t be nominated for the Academy Award. However, if she is not recognized by the Emmy’s next year then it is a travesty. The same can be said for Steve McQueen. He is clearly the best director of 2020!

The prolific director Steve McQueen directed 5 films this year about the black experience in London. They are all great and I strongly suggest you watch them. However, ‘Mangrove’ is the one that has stuck with me the most. Letitia Wright gives an Oscar worthy performance as the leader of the British Black Panther movement, Altheia Jones-LeCointe.

Sadly, because this is considered an episode of a streaming series, she can’t be nominated for the Academy Award. However, if she is not recognized by the Emmy’s next year then it is a travesty. The same can be said for Steve McQueen. He is clearly the best director of 2020!

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Nathan Ligon

Film / Theater / Music Critic at Red Carpet Crash

The son of Executive Producer Jon Ligon, Nathan has spent his life in the company of filmmakers and some of the best musicians in Dallas, TX. He has since become a highly viewed critic and short filmmaker for Red Carpet Crash and Shot & Cut Films.