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

The most impressive feat a film can pull off is to convince its viewers they are seeing something wholly original. Even more ...

Nickel Boys,” playing at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center starting Jan. 31, is not an easy film. Based on the ...

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

Editing “Nickel Boys” was every bit as experimental as the unique way it was shot. “It was letting go of stuff I’ve internalized through working on projects that have a much different ...

But on “Nickel Boys,” the acclaimed drama about the inhabitants of a Jim Crow-era boarding school, the line between composition and performance is dissolved. Shot almost entirely from the ...

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 ...