12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen's latest is an intoxicating party film about London’s West Indian community in the 1980s.

From a formal command of cinematic language to an unflinching look at all of humanity, there aren't many directors like Steve McQueen working today (have you seen Widows? Ya gotta watch Widows). The award-winning director gets another feather in his cap thanks to the 2020 New York Film Festival. McQueen's Lovers Rock will open the entire festival, and two other McQueen films from the Small Axe anthology series of which Lovers Rock originates will debut later in the festival. McQueen will now join other luminous directors like Martin Scorsese, Ava DuVernay, and Quentin Tarantino who've seen …