Movie Review: "12 Years a Slave" reveals some of the worst realities of American history — but the book is better.
by Nicholas Emme
The director Steve McQueen began his career as a video artist. His films, "Hunger,""Shame" and, now, an adaptation of Solomon Northup's 1853 memoir, "12 Years a Slave," demonstrate a tendency toward intense stylization.…[ Read more ]