Univeristy of Iowa Daily Iowan7h
“Nickel Boys” is a viscerally empathetic film that invents a new language of film form
The most impressive feat a film can pull off is to convince its viewers they are seeing something wholly original. Even more ...
'Nickel Boys,' movie based on Marianna's Dozier School, nominated for Best Picture Oscar
A movie based on north Florida's shuttered Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys has received two Oscar nominations for the 2025 ...
The Paisano14h
‘Nickel Boys’: Spirits of America
Ross’ adaptation of “Nickel Boys” remains a relentlessly heart-wrenching watch through and through. The movie’s ...
‘Nickel Boys’ review: A mesmerizing adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel
The screen format is an unexpectedly old-school square, and what we see in that square is clearly through a child’s eyes as ...
RaMell Ross On Double ‘Nickel Boys’ Oscar Nominations: “People Are Responding To The Adventure Of Complexity And The Vicarious”
The Academy Awards have picked up their pencils and voted filmmaker RaMell Ross in Best Screenplay and Best Picture at this ...
‘Nickel Boys’ Awakens Black Cinema’s Time Revolution
RaMell Ross, A.V. Rockwell, Raven Jackson and Garrett Bradley are the new Black directors chronicling Black life at a ...
Chicago Tribune28d
‘Nickel Boys’ review: Starting the new year right, with an astonishing feature film debut
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 ...