Adapted from Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, we are reviewing Nickel Boys directed by RaMell Ross. Nickel Boys chronicles the powerful friendship between two young African-American men navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida. The film stars Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.

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• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:01:48 Initial Thoughts
• 0:16:51 Spoiler Review
• 1:34:39 Oscars Assessment
• 1:49:53 Final Ratings

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