It’s clear that “Nickel Boys” is handcrafted with love and respect, offering the real-life victims the dignity that they’ve ...

The groundbreaking formalism Ross extracts from this single decision is equally terrifying and awe-inspiring, putting “Nickel ...

The RaMell Ross directorial film ‘Nickel Boys’ is a profound dive into the lives of two young men and their friendship forged in the most troubling fires. Set in the ’60s, during the Jim Crow era, the ...

“Nickel Boys” is a lush and essential reimagining of one of Florida’s most shameful chapters. I took in a Tampa screening of the film, directed by RaMell Ross and recently nominated for a Best Picture ...

As a guard at Lake Braddock High and Georgetown University, RaMell Ross had to have vision. The same holds true for his ...

Written by Ally Abruscato. Graphic by Anna Porter. Among the many books I was lucky enough to receive for Christmas, “The Nickel Boys” became my first completed book of 2025. This Pulitzer Prize ...

But perspective is an aspect of "Nickel Boys" that makes it such an unusual viewing experience. The camera almost exclusively takes the point-of-view of either Elwood or Turner. As such ...

An aging Elwood Curtis (Daveed Diggs) jumps between browser tabs in his New York apartment, pouring over news articles about ...

Elwood Curtis’s college dream shatters alongside a two-lane Florida highway. Bearing the brunt of an innocent misstep, he’s sentenced to the netherworld of Nickel Academy, a brutal reformatory ...

Nickel Boys 4 out of 5 Stars Director ... violent content and smoking Synopsis: Elwood Curtis’s college dream shatters alongside a two-lane Florida highway. Bearing the brunt of an innocent ...