Adapted from Colson Whitehead’s titular novel, “Nickel Boys” focuses on Elwood Curtis (Ethan Herisse), a bright Black high school student who lives in a segregated Tallahassee, ... from the racist ...

“Nickel Boys” is not only emotionally outstanding, but visually unique with its camera work, in which the camera directly acts as the gaze of the protagonist. Set in the 1960s, the audience initially ...