It’s unapologetically stark in its portrayal of violence, grief and corruption. But it’s also endlessly entertaining thanks to McQueen and Flynn’s talents, as well as the complexities of the characters and their wonderful performers.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 14, 2024

Elegantly blending its Oscar-worthy script with entertaining moments that lead to an explosive finale, Widows is sure to satisfy audiences of all types.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 11, 2024

..as a sociological document, Widows doesn’t quite offer enough critique to gel, but as a Saturday night all-star action movie, it ticks all the right boxes...

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 8, 2024

Widows is a deconstruction of a heist movie, taking the genre to new and exciting heights.

| Apr 4, 2024

Whether intimate and quiet or dynamic and deafening, scenes are staged with precision and vitality. For many, McQueen’s stylishness will help excuse the rubbery plot holes, lapses in logic and farfetched surprises...

| Nov 8, 2023

The incoherence doesn't detract from what's a mostly entertaining movie.

| Jan 5, 2023

“Widows” may frame itself as a heist movie, but it can hardly be put in that box. McQueen has a much broader aim, and his film touches on a lot of different things.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 21, 2022

While Widows is a well-made thriller with a handful of good performances, one can’t help but question a plot that relies on completely random long-shot occurrences that bring the story together.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 17, 2022

There’s no glamour here. No glittering red carpet wish fulfillment. This is a Chicago-set, blood-sweat-and-tears-soaked caper upon which lives depend.

| May 20, 2022

McQueen has found a wonderful balance between his arthouse stylization, his mannerist craft, and something altogether new for him, making Widows rare indeed - an accessible work of art.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Mar 8, 2022

One of the years best pound-for-pound genre films, Widows is one of the most exciting, bare-knuckled heist thrillers to come along in some time.

| Feb 11, 2022

The twisty-turny plot gets a little in the weeds, but the performances, including assists from Daniel Kaluuya and ​​Brian Tyree Henry, see it through with flying colors.

| Sep 13, 2021

Episode 18: The Danse Macabre

| Original Score: 58/100 | Sep 3, 2021

[A} power tale of women taking charge where men fail, but really a study in situationism, what each of us is capable of given the set of conditions.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 30, 2021

[Steve McQueen] elevates what could have been a more procedural and generic thriller in another's hands to an emotionally engaging and thought-provoking thriller.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Mar 25, 2021

I'm not convinced that McQueen's successful at every single thing he tries to address, but I give him credit for his ambition.

| Feb 9, 2021

A stylish art house heist flick that layers intrigue andsocial commentary about racism, the cost of political power and the imbalance of power between the female characters and their male counterparts. The thrills will appeal both to your heart and head.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 3, 2021

An action movie about the mafia with a very original point of view [Full Review in Spanish]

| Nov 8, 2020

McQueen's Widows is unconventional, builds its story with unique chess moves, and carries a style that grabs your attention.

| Nov 6, 2020

Widows is a nail-biter and suspenseful until the very ending. After it was over, I wanted to experience that ride all over again.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Nov 5, 2020