Nickel Boys Review: Clearly One Of 2024’s Strongest Movies, And Yet…
It’s worth starting this review by saying I have read the Colson Whitehead novelNickel Boysis based on, and very recently. In fact, it was the rapturous festival reactions to the film, many of which emphasized it as an achievement of adaptation, that inspired me to seek out the book ahead of time. I’m glad I did – it’s a wonderful book.Having read it, however, did shape my response to this movie....