Review: In ‘Little Boxes,’ a Biracial Family Meets a White Town |
Review: In ‘Little Boxes,’ a Biracial Family Meets a White Town
The New York Times
2017-04-13
Neil Genzlinger, Television Critic
 From left, Nelsan Ellis, Armani Jackson and Melanie Lynskey in “Little Boxes,” about a biracial family’s move from Brooklyn to small-town America. Credit Mark Doyle/Gunpowder & Sky Distribution |
“Little Boxes,” a mildly comic story about a biracial family that relocates to an exceedingly white town, feels a bit out of phase, but it’s delicately observed and does a nice job of staying within itself. It avoids the big confrontation or grand statement; doing so allows it to be an effective, if somewhat uneventful, study of the Brooklyn bubble effect.
Gina (Melanie Lynskey), who is white, and Mack (Nelsan Ellis), who is black, move from trendy and comfortably diverse Brooklyn so that she can take a new job in a small town in Washington State. Their son, Clark (Armani Jackson), is getting ready to start sixth grade…
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