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Jeff Nichols is a director who has been a critic’s darling for some time but definitely with films that at least brushed up against being genre. His Take Shelter, Mud, and Midnight Special were all giant hits here in the House of Us. So what do we think of his latest opus, Loving? It’s certainly a departure in some ways for the director but his most serious film yet.
The true story tells the tale of Richard and Mildred Loving, who fell in love, got married, and then the state of Virginia told them, “Get out or go to jail”. Which eventually led to a groundbreaking Supreme Court case. But this plays out differently that you probably imagine. Listen to Chris, Richard, and JC tell you how.
