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If Beale Street Could Talk
Why this pick
Its tender Black romance and saturated, intimate imagery share Queen & Slim’s emotional lyricism, while institutional injustice presses in on a couple’s private devotion.
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MOVIE2019 2h 12m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A first date between a burgeoning couple takes an unexpected turn when one shoots a policeman during a routine traffic stop. Pursued by the law and called cop killers by the media, the pair of outlaws hits the road in a chase for their freedom.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Jodie Turner-Smith
Queen
Daniel Kaluuya
Slim
Bokeem Woodbine
Uncle Earl
Chloë Sevigny
Mrs. Shepherd
Flea
Mr. Shepherd
Sturgill Simpson
Police Officer Reed
Indya Moore
Goddess
Benito Martinez
Sheriff Edgar