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- Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: Nickel Boys has a fascinating subject that uses a unique and rarely used cinematic method to tell its story. In a curious twist, the concept that most people praise Nickel Boys for left me cold and removed from the characters rather than inviting me in.
- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ Spirituality & Practice
- Excerpt: An historical drama about abuse and corruption at a reform school in the Jim Crow South.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: The cinematography is most enchanting in early going, as we experience nature through a young Elwood’s eyes as he lies in the grass, his grandmother’s voice calling him to supper in the distance, but it can also keep us at a remove…
- Kenji Fujishima @ Slant Magazine
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: NICKEL BOYS is a compelling exploration of abuse and resilience, although its experimental execution is somewhat flawed.
- Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight
- Jared Mobarak @ JaredMobarak.com
- Excerpt: The film is a harrowing piece of American history and inspiring tale of mankind’s perseverance to overcome overall, but its pieces are just as powerful—in some cases more.
- Aaron Neuwirth @ We Live Entertainment
- Excerpt: Thanks to all involved, Nickel Boys succeeds in everything it aims to address, what it wants to look and sound like, and how it intends to make the audience feel.
- Christopher Reed @ Film Festival Today
- Excerpt: It’s an intellectual exercise that is missing its heart, stunning to look at, empty to behold.
- Josh Thayer @ The Forgetful Film Critic
- Excerpt: Despite my reservations about Ross’s central aesthetic choice for Nickel Boys, his movie is a stunning piece of art detailing both the ugliness of racism from above and the inextinguishable resilience of hope from below.
- [New] | Sebastian Zavala @ Ventana Indiscreta [Spanish]
- Excerpt: I love that Ross has decided to experiment with such a specific format, and I understand how he has tried to use it to serve the story he wants to tell. That’s all very laudable, but sadly, it doesn’t quite come together.
