WHAT TO WATCH BEFORE THE OSCARS! (by Justin Chang)
“Nickel Boys”
In theatres, streaming on MGM+, and available to rent online
This year’s nail-biter of a Best Picture race is a death match between “Anora” and “Conclave,” though I have colleagues who haven’t counted out “The Brutalist,” “A Complete Unknown,” and even “Wicked.” What does it say that “Nickel Boys,” easily the best of the ten nominees—and the best American film I saw in 2024—has no shot at winning? Only that there’s no accounting for taste. Oscar or no Oscar, RaMell Ross’s adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s 2019 novel remains a tender, shimmering tour de force. It’s already streaming, but try to catch it in a theatre, where the cinematographer Jomo Fray’s magnificent images belong...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HZKgYknVN0
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