The Gratuitous Surrender of Black Bodies - On 'Queen & Slim'

This might be a harsh thing to say, but perhaps black folks making black films isn’t enough? The black stories that we deserve are thoughtful, deliberate (and maybe, perhaps, hopeful) ones that call us to action, bring our gaze to injustice, and carve a path out of it for us. If we can’t give ourselves justice in our own fiction, then where will we find it? (SPOILERS!! BEWARE!!)