Movie Review: Melina Matsoukas takes visionary approach to modern-day ’Bonnie and Cly

[The Patriot]

Movie Review: Melina Matsoukas takes visionary approach to modern-day ’Bonnie and Clyde’ with ’Queen & Slim’

11-27-2019 12:03 PM

The descriptor "visionary" is thrown around a lot these days for film directors, and it’s often a bit of 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 Beyonce’s "Formation" and "Lemonade," "visionary" seems the only word apt enough to describe her searing directorial debut, the unique and unabashed "Queen & Slim." It’s a film that comes roaring out of the gate, Matsoukas firmly planting her flag as a filmmaker with audacity and originality.


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