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- “Queen & Slim” is full of violence and danger, but it isn’t a hectic, plot-driven caper. Its mood is dreamy, sometimes almost languorous, at least as invested in the aesthetics of life on the run as it is in the politics of black lives. Not that the two are separable.
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Nov 27, 2019 · "Queen & Slim" is a road movie, more than it is anything else. Although one supporting character refers to them as "the black Bonnie and Clyde," the connection doesn't fit. Bonnie and Clyde, famously, robbed banks. They were criminals. But the characters in "Queen & Slim" are not criminals.
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83% Tomatometer 232 Reviews 92% Audience Score 10,000+ Verified Ratings Slim and Queen's first date takes an unexpected turn when a policeman pulls them over for a minor traffic violation. When...
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- Daniel Kaluuya
Nov 26, 2019 · “Queen & Slim,” the debut feature by the music-video and television virtuoso Melina Matsoukas (written by Lena Waithe), starts out as a restrained comedy of romantic disappointment. The title...
- Melina Matsoukas
- A.O. Scott
- 132 min
Nov 15, 2019 · Starring the spectacularly believable Daniel Kaluuya and the little-known but charismatic Jodie Turner-Smith, Queen & Slim is a suspenseful, beautifully realised road movie with a wobbly...
Queen & Slim is an instant classic that does a superb job of capturing the current Black experience that Black people can relate to while also giving the audience multifaceted representatives...
Nov 19, 2019 · Melina Matsoukas’ film directorial debut stuns with its memorable vignettes. A thrilling ride, Queen & Slim serves a reminder that a Black person's journey is equally as important as how it ends.
Nov 15, 2019 · ‘Queen & Slim’: Film Review. Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith star in an iconic if somewhat uneven 'black Bonnie and Clyde' story from Melina Matsoukas, director of Beyoncé's 'Formation'...