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.


   
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Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B+

Academy Award Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Adapted Screenplay: RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes

Golden Globe Nominations:
Best Picture (Drama)

Other Awards:
National Society of Film Critics: Best Picture; Best Cinematography (Jomo Fray)
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Director; Best Cinematography
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Cinematography; Best Film Editing (Nicholas Monsour; tie)
Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Adapted Screenplay
Chicago Film Critics Association: Best Director; Best Adapted Screenplay; Best Cinematography; Breakthrough Filmmaker
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