In director RaMell Ross’ adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s celebrated 2019 novel The Nickel Boys, we’re denied the whole picture in more ways than one. First, there’s the literal sense of visual deprivation: Ross shot the movie in the square 1:37:1 aspect ratio, meaning it leaves voids of black space on both sides of the movie screen. Secondly, for a film that is inspired by the … [Read more...]