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Loving

2016 Directed by Jeff Nichols

All love is created equal

The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court.

Joel Edgerton Ruth Negga Marton Csokas Nick Kroll Michael Shannon Bill Camp Sharon Blackwood Alano Miller Terri Abney David Jensen Jon Bass Christopher Mann Winter-Lee Holland Michael Abbott Jr. Chris Greene Will Dalton Matt Malloy Andrene Ward-Hammond D.L. Hopkins Jennifer Joyner Lance Lemon Marquis Adonis Hazelwood Brenan Young Dalyn Cleckley Quinn McPherson Jevin Crochrell Jordan Williams Jr. Georgia Crawford Micah Claiborne Show All…

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Review by Eli Hayes ★★★★ 13

Jeff Nichols' most maturely directed film yet, though Take Shelter is still my favorite film of his. Definitely gonna be an Oscar contender: it'll probably get a Best Picture nomination, and I'd put money on Ruth Negga at the very least getting a Best Actress nom; well deserved too. It's not "Oscar bait," just a film with great intentions, impressively understated performances and subtle poignancy -- no oversentimentality or grand, expository dialogue.
Review by SilentDawn ★★½ 14

49/100

Loving isn't understated, it's *barely* stated. Jeff Nichols' new installment in his consistently boring filmography utilizes a kind of languid serenity which is at peace with the chosen story and the larger resonance of its ramifications in modern culture, but it's also not a very exciting situation or one which lends its hand to engaging, articulate drama. Nichols was the perfect fit for the project, but just because sensibility lines up with intention doesn't mean it's a story meant for the cinema, and Nichols buries any chance of flourish by committing solely to the actors and tossing everything else into the fields. Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga are astounding forces when it comes to embodying the indescribable love shared…
Review by Arielrocks5 ★★★★ 24

The thing I take away from the two latest from Jeff Nichols (so far, the only two I've seen from him) is the use of silence. Most of the film takes on a quite, slow moving, and rather calm sensibility towards each of its subjects and never breaks away from it (aside from one sequence towards the half way point).

It's something I can see most being bored by (trust me, during one of my theater checks a few days ago, I saw a guy straight up sleeping during this movie) but it's something I rather admire.

Time and time again, someone will take this sorta subject matter and over exaggerate it to the degree where it's hard to take…
Review by Katie ★★★★½

"Tell the judge I love my wife."

is michael shannon a real person? can he be my dad? can i fall in love? please?
Review by Josh Larsen ★★★★ 11

More than anything else, this is a collection of little moments of life-building, which cinematographer Adam Stone gives a crumpled glow, as if old family snapshots have been polished and brought to life. The camera lingers on the snapping of green beans, the replacing of a car part, the ironing of shirts while holding a crying child. These are the tiny blocks of which a family life is constructed and they are the only things the Lovings are asking to be given.

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Review by alie ★★★★½

i wonder how ruth negga is going to celebrate her oscar win

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Review by Hannah McC ★★★★½

Ruth Negga's soft southern accent is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard.
(This film was touching and brilliant but I was not ready for Nick Kroll to pop up lol)
Review by dorrit

Imagine watching Ruth Negga and not crying.
Review by A. C. Fowler ★★★

Jeff Nichols seems like an odd choice to direct a film about the Loving v Virginia case, a Supreme Court battle which essentially legalized interracial marriage across the United States and made any attempts to obstruct that right illegal. None of Nichols' past films would support the notion that he would take on this kind of civil rights romance, but what his films have proven is that he’s a very capable director.

If I had to describe his style, though there’s no better description for a director’s work than the work itself, the first word I would use is patient. His films move with an ascending sense of urgency. It feels like building a house brick-by-brick, a motif used in…
Review by Semasiographic ★★★

I remember my mom asking me "why won't they let them be together?" when we watched this some time ago. She truly didn't know it had anything to do with race.
Review by Sherimander ★★★½

A very beautiful film, with a wonderful Ruth Negga.
Review by Chaddles ★★★★

Enjoyed Loving; Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton were lovely; will watch anything Jeff Nichols puts out.
Review by Amaya ★★

Con lo interesante que es el tema y lo bien que podía haber estado la película y a mi gusto el resultado final es un tostón de mucho cuidado. Falta pasión, emoción e intensidad. Quiere ser tan correcta que es muy fría. Me ha decepcionado mucho.
Review by will_boy ★★★★

Sort of tragic this awards friendly movie didn’t get more awards attention. Because it’s good. It’s really good.
Review by badoldwest ★★★★★

Two wonderful lead performances. A very quiet movie about big feelings portrayed by incredibly talented actors without a lot of words. I felt this one was overlooked during its award circuit, but it’s poetic and simple and powerful and it stays with you.