Forget yesteryear’s Bonnie and Clyde, Queen and Slim is the timely fugitive film we need right now. Yep, this lovers-on-the-lam road movie is chock-full of real world thematic context and provocative commentary, something for the “Black Lives Matter” movement to really hang their hat on. The frank performances from Kaluuya and Turner Smith really help fuel the authenticity of it all, delivering an effective love story of heartfelt perseverance. It also helps that the two have a busload of onscreen chemistry together (something I can’t say for most other modern Romancers out there). Queen and Slim also boasts some exquisite style and sound, giving the film an agreeable slickness throughout. This is a movie that looks and feels fresh, cutting through the noise as something different from everything else out there. What isn’t as agreeable however, is the movie’s 2 hour plus runtime, which alleviates a lot of the built-up tension come the final stretch. Regardless of its lack of tautness, this remains one powerful bit of “outlaw couple cinema” that you definitely shouldn’t hide from!