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    A First Date Turns Into A Stylish Nightmare In 'Queen & Slim'

    Director Malina Matsoukas' debut feature, about a black couple on the run, is "more interested in myth-making than storytelling," with striking visuals and an increasingly implausible narrative.
    by Mark Jenkins Nov 27, 2019 2 minutes
    Jodie Turner-Smith stars as Queen, a criminal defense attorney turned fugitive in <em>Queen & Slim</em>.

    It could almost be said that the protagonists of "meet cute." Hooked up via Tinder, the prickly defense lawyer (Jodie Turner-Smith) and the easygoing Costco employee (Daniel Kaluuya) quickly determine that they have nothing in common. No second date is contemplated, but then the non-couple is pulled over by a bullying white policeman, an encounter that ends

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