Nickel Boys
First screened in November 2024
Director: RaMell Ross. Cast: Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jimmie Fails, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Luke Tennie, Trey Perkins, Bryan Gael Guzman, Gabrielle Simone Johnson, Tanyell Waivers, Sara Osi Scott, Craig Tate, Daveed Diggs. Screenplay: RaMell Ross (based on the novel by Colson Whitehead). In Brief:
Even when formal conceit interferes with clarity and impact, I marveled at such an ambitious swing. Art is risktaking.
VOR:④
Easy to imagine this as a landmark not just in Ross's expanding portfolio but that of d.p. Jomo Fray. Widens parameters of filmic adaptation.
