Steve McQueen’s Blitz brought a lump to my throat with its power

Elliot Heffernan and Saoirse Ronan star as a mother and son facing bombing raids in London’s East End in Steve McQueen’s Blitz (Picture: Apple TV+/PA Wire)Sir Steve McQueen’s latest film is both a moving love letter to London and those communities devastated on home soil during World War Two and a stark reminder today of conflict’s impact on children.With Blitz, the director has perfected lump-in-throat filmmaking courtesy of the movie’s urgency and underlying sense