Melina Matsoukas' 'Queen & Slim,' starring Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith, tackles police brutality, systemic racism and anger at the injustice.
The descriptor “visionary” is thrown around a lot these days for film directors, and it’s often a reach. But for filmmaker Melina Matsoukas, the veteran music video director behind many of Rihanna and Lady Gaga’s most memorable clips as well as Beyoncé's “Formation” and “Lemonade,” “visionary” seems the only word to describe her searing directorial debut, the unique and unabashed “Queen & Slim.
“Queen & Slim” is the story of a first date that goes from bad, to horrific, to something akin to fantasy and tragic transcendence. We meet our young couple , who remain nameless until the end of the film, during an awkward Tinder dinner in snowy Ohio. They’re an ill-matched pair. She’s an uptight career woman, a public defender with a caseload that weighs heavy; he’s a warm and friendly family-oriented guy.
“Queen & Slim” is a modern-day “Bonnie and Clyde” tale rooted in the urgent sociopolitical issues of the day:
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