Queen & Slim

After an awkward date in an Ohio diner, Queen (Turner-Smith), a criminal defense attorney, is driven home by her Tinder match, Slim (Kaluuya). On the drive home, the couple is pulled over by a police officer who claims Slim was driving erratically. After Slim is asked to step out of the vehicle, the situation escalates, and the officer draws his gun on the couple. When Queen steps out of the car to record the encounter on her phone, the officer shoots Queen, grazing her leg. In reaction to the gunfire, Slim takes the officer's gun and shoots him in self-defense. Deciding to go on the run rather than spend their lives in jail, the couple quickly become viral sensations and incite grief and hysteria worldwide.

Director: Melina Matsoukas. Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bokeem Woodbine, Chloë Sevigny, Flea, Sturgill Simpson, Indya Moore, Benito Martinez, Jahi Di'Allo Winston. 2019. 132 min. Drama.

Dark Waters

When a local farmer asks corporate lawyer Robert Bilott (Ruffalo) to investigate a number of unexplained deaths linked to the DuPont chemical company in West Virginia, he reluctantly accepts, despite being employed by large corporations himself. Examining the claims as a courtesy, Bilott soon realizes that the chemicals produced by the company have not only infiltrated every home in the small West Virginia town, but possibly America.

Director: Todd Haynes. Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Pullman, Bill Camp, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, William Jackson Harper, Louisa Krause. 2019. 126 min. Biography.

Playmobil: The Movie

Magically transported into the animated world of Playmobil after the death of their parents, siblings Marla (Taylor-Joy) and Charlie (Bateman) find themselves in the midst of an animated Viking battle. When Charlie is captured and taken away by rowdy pirates, Marla enlists the help of food truck driver Del (Gaffigan) and secret agent Rex Dasher (Radcliffe) to help locate her beloved brother. After Charlie falls into the clutches of the tyrannical Emperor Maximus (Lambert), Marla and her new friends must work together to bring down the evil ruler and save her brother.

Director: Lino DiSalvo. Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Gabriel Bateman, Jim Gaffigan, Daniel Radcliffe, Meghan Trainor, Adam Lambert, Kenan Thompson, Kirk Thornton. 2019. 99 min. Animation.