Intended to ramp up the pathos by putting the audience in the ... That said, the sheer depth of emotion at work in “Nickel Boys” — the palpable anguish, the infuriating injustice, the ...

Hard Truths > Nickel Boys Black Londoners become Mike Leigh ... Payal Kapadia sentimentalizes third-world feminism. Beauty vs. Pathos — a draw. Mati Diop’s probing doc about African cultural ...

A movie based on north Florida's shuttered Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys has received two Oscar nominations for the 2025 ...

“Nickel Boys” — first a novel by Colson Whitehead, now the feature narrative debut of filmmaker RaMell Ross — tackles a lot ...

Over two months after its theatrical debut, the acclaimed drama Nickel Boys saw a major increase in its theatrical footprint ...

“Nickel Boys” is a lush and essential reimagining of one of Florida’s most shameful chapters. I took in a Tampa screening of ...

Ethan Herisse and Brandon Wilson in "Nickel Boys." Nickel Boys—director RaMell Ross’ drama that earned a 2025 Best Picture Oscar nomination Thursday—is coming soon to streaming video on demand.

I write this because “Nickel Boys,” which is the film of 2024 for me as well as a few other folks, will have to fight for the audience it deserves. It’s the narrative feature debut for ...

Nickel Boys 4 out of 5 Stars Director: RaMell Ross Writers: RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, Colson Whitehead Starring: Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs ...

In “Nickel Boys,” RaMell Ross reinvents the cinema as a language of hope. Hope for what? Survival, connection, bearing witness to historical crimes, the sacrament of peering into another ...

Since attending an advanced screening of “Nickel Boys” in mid-November, I’ve seen numerous headlines and quotes touting its brilliance and naming it one of the best films of the year.