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Coming
this week to Bluray, DVD and Digital from director Melina Matsoukas and
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is QUEEN & SLIM.
On
their first date, Queen (Jodie Turner-Smith) and Slim (Daniel Kaluuya) are out
for the evening. Driving Queen home, Slim is stopped by a police officer who runs
the plates and then proceeds to get Slim out of the car. After searching just
about every inch of the car, Queen has had about enough and gets out of the car
to ask why they are behind detained.
Tensions
become high as Queen pulls out her phone and the officer shoots at her. Slim is
wrestled to the ground fighting with the officer. Slim finds the gun and shoots
the officer. Immediately Queen pulls him up and takes over the situation
leaving the cop and driving away. Slim wants to turn himself in but Queen, a
lawyer, makes it clear that if he does, he will never see his family again.
Turning
to people they can trust; Queen goes to Uncle Earl (Bokeem Woodbine) who puts
him in contact with a friend in Florida to help them fly away. Along their journey,
people are protesting and there is more violence and killing while Sherriff
Edgar (Benito Martinez) tries to track them down.
They
are on the run!
Kaluuya
as Slim is a young man who loves his family and is fairly easy going. When the
incident with the cop happens, he wants to do the right thing and tell the
truth. He doesn’t want to hurt anyone and doesn’t want anyone to get hurt. This
is a strong performance from Kaluuya and I held my breath when he was on the
screen when danger was near.
Turner-Smith
as Queen is a saucy young woman who consistently puts them in difficult
situations with her tenacity. Her past gives her struggles to trust anyone, but
she does put herself through law school. Woodbine as Uncle Earl isn’t keen at
first on helping but understands that he must do what he can.
Although
the film has cameos, it is mainly carried by Kaluuya and Turner-Smith. From
first frame to last it is their story to tell and their relationship expands
along with it.
Other
cast includes Chloe Sevigny as Mrs. Shepherd, Flea as Mr. Shepherd, Sturgill
Simpson as Officer Reeves, Indya Moore as Goddess, Benito Martinez as Sheriff
Edgar, Melanie Halfkenny as Naomi, Jahi Winston as Junior.
Universal
Pictures Home Entertainment has just added an amazing film to their library and
making it available for us to all experience and re-experience in our own home
theaters. There are film of every genre available from scary to drama to family
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Bonus
Features of QUEEN & SLIM are A Deeper Meaning, Melina & Lena, Off
the Script, On the Run with QUEEN & SLIM and Feature Commentary with
Director/Producer Melina Matsoukas and Writer/Producer Lena Waithe.
The
film is the winner of the African-American Film Critic Association for the
AAFCA Award and Impact Award, Black Film Critics Circle Awards, Black Reel
Awards, Florida Film Critics Circle and the National Board of Review Award.
If
this isn’t enough there were 27 nominations from the Alliance of Women Film
Journalists, Austin Film Critics Association, Hawaii Film Critics Society,
Greater Western New York Critics, Hollywood Critics Association and Directors
Guild of America and so many more.
QUEEN
& SLIM is a film about the tragedy of what happened, the inability to turn
to the authorities, more tragedy from those wanting to help and an end result
that circles back to tragedy.
The
soundtrack for the film is absolutely amazing with Raphael Saadiz, 6lack,
EarthGang, Choker, BJ the Chicago Kid, Burna Boy, Ian Isiah and so many more.
In
the end – they are in this together.
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