Review: 'Nickel Boys' is a priceless paean to the lives of victimized reform-school kids
RaMell Ross landed an Oscar nomination with his first feature, and this soul-stirring drama, based on Colson Whitehead's book, is poised to earn him his second.
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‘Nickel Boys’ Director RaMell Ross On Reinventing the Very Act of Seeing
In “Nickel Boys,” RaMell Ross uses what he calls “sentient perspective” to convey the characters’ view of their world. Critics say the result is stunning.The New York Times - 8h -
He had a radical idea. Here's how RaMell Ross and his team got inside 'Nickel Boys'
Telling a story wholly from the POV of the main characters required sensitivity, confident actors and a wizardly cinematographer in the awards-buzzed Jomo Fray.Los Angeles Times - 19h -
'Nickel Boys': Framing beauty in irreconcilable circumstances
'Nickel Boys' has an intimacy to its photography, immersing viewers into its story of two teens sent to a brutal reform school in the Jim Crow South.Los Angeles Times - 2d -
Best movies of 2024 in the US: No 2 – Nickel Boys
RaMell Ross’s artful and unconventional adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel offers a radically immersive route into a difficult story. • More on the best culture of 2024 . Despite the necessity ...The Guardian - 1d -
Yes, we wrote 'Nickel Boys' with POV in mind, but it went further and deeper than that
The transfer of love from one character to another was the throughline of the film, says co-writer Joslyn Barnes.Los Angeles Times - 3d -
'Nickel Boys' brings to life the notorious cruelty of a Southern reform school
Film director RaMell Ross is unapologetic about his focus on the Black South in his work, including his latest film ‘Nickel Boys.’NBC News - 3d -
'Kids for Cash' victim reacts after Biden commutes sentence for Pennsylvania judge
President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of disgraced "Kids for Cash" Judge Micheal Conahan, and one victim is expressing anger over it.The Hill - Dec. 13 -
Movie Review: ‘Nickel Boys’ is a knockout, one of the most powerful films of the year
Filmmaker RaMell Ross adapts Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer-winning “Nickel Boys” in a new film out FridayABC News - Dec. 12 -
In 'Nickel Boys,' striving for a new way to see
The story of RaMell Ross’ “Nickel Boys,” laced with the cruelties of the Jim Crow-era South, has commonalities with films made beforeABC News - Dec. 12
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