Jeff Nichols' 'Loving': The Power of Understated Drama With the Brilliant Pair Joel Edgerton & Ruth Negga
Photo: ‘Loving’/Focus Features The words ‘critically acclaimed drama’ come with certain expectations. The usual Academy darling contenders promise intense plots with high stakes, weepy declarations of love, and the ‘Oscar speech’ that comes right after our tragic protagonist’s lowest point. You know the one; where the hero declares their bravery and self-worth to the world before taking it on and winning in an epic show of fireworks and triumphant orchestral score. Loving contains none of those tropes and, frankly, it’s refreshing. The film, both written and directed by Nicho...