RaMell Ross subverts our gaze, breaking the conventional frame in “Nickel Boys” as he did in his documentary “Hale County This Morning, This Evening.”
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How ‘Nickel Boys’ Achieved Its Singular Visual Style
The cinematographer and camera operator behind the Oscar-nominated film — shot almost entirely from the first-person perspective — explain how they did it.
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Get a Hug From Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in ‘Nickel Boys’
The director RaMell Ross narrates a sequence from his film, which is shot from the point of view of its characters. The movie is nominated for best picture.
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‘Nickel Boys’ | Anatomy of a Scene
The director RaMell Ross narrates a sequence from his film, which has been nominated for best picture.
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‘Nickel Boys’ Awakens Black Cinema’s Time Revolution
RaMell Ross, A.V. Rockwell, Raven Jackson and Garrett Bradley are the new Black directors chronicling Black life at a different speed.
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11 Hyperlocal Works That Helped Me Find Common Ground
As pop culture continues to fracture, our critic was drawn to art and performances that explored universal themes by way of specific settings.
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‘Nickel Boys’ Director RaMell Ross On Reinventing the Very Act of Seeing
In “Nickel Boys,” RaMell Ross uses what he calls “sentient perspective” to convey the characters’ view of their world. Critics say the result is stunning.
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9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
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‘Nickel Boys’ Review: Childhood’s Brutal End
This visually inventive adaptation of a Colson Whitehead novel follows two boys at an abusive school in Jim Crow-era Florida.
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Gotham Awards Go to ‘A Different Man’ and ‘Sing Sing’
The kickoff to awards season has a mixed record but can help lift small films like the two surprise winners.
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Festival Winners Crowd New York Film Festival Main Slate Lineup
Top titles from Cannes and Berlin, like Sean Baker’s “Anora” and Mati Diop’s “Dahomey,” join new work by Pedro Almodóvar, Steve McQueen and RaMell Ross.