How the ‘Nickel Boys’ Team Delivered RaMell Ross’ Immersive Vision Through Detailed Design Work
RaMell Ross ’ “ Nickel Boys ” unearths the haunting realities of two boys, Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson) ...
Nickel Boys director RaMell Ross uses the camera as a character
Nickel Boys director and co-writer RaMell Ross explains how he navigated the complex relationship between audience and ...
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‘Nickel Boys’ Is an Artful Apparition of Betrayed Black Youth
An optimist may see all the skill and beauty and art applied to Nickel Boys as an affirmation of life and its possibilities. I, however, am stuck in space with the Nickel boys: Exit velocity is ...
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‘Nickel Boys’ is the rare film adaptation that does justice to the book
Nickel Boys’ preserves Colson Whitehead’s critically acclaimed narrative style while adding cinematic texture that enhances key details of the book.
Nickel Boys director’s approach is radical – and riveting
It’s hard to describe Nickel Boys. It seems like an injustice to call it, simply, a film. It’s a remarkable piece of art, ...
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RaMell Ross Seeks "a Sort of Realism" in 'Nickel Boys'
"Black folks aren't asked to make films about all white people. But what would have happened if we did? What would white ...
‘Nickel Boys’: Read The Screenplay By RaMell Ross And Joslyn Barnes That Reimagined A Pulitzer-Winning Novel For The Big Screen
Nickel Boys was written by director RaMell Ross and longtime collaborator Joslyn Barnes who adapted Colson Whitehead's ...
Nickel Boys film review — dazzling reform-school drama is already among best of 2025
RaMell Ross’s boldly radical approach plunges the viewer headlong into the life of a brutalised Black teenager ...