Review: ‘Till’ is a compelling portrait of grief, resolve and the national impact of the Emmett Till murder

Drive around Chicago enough and you’ll likely catch sight of a video billboard flashing momentarily on “Till.” Its image of the actors playing Emmett Till and, more prominently and in color, Mamie Till-Mobley, hang in place for a few seconds before being replaced by something else.

An ad, like any other. Yet with “Till,” the here-and-gone implications feel different, and bittersweet. The movie isn’t perfect, and some of it runs into conventional biopic trappings. But the best of it, in careful, watchful scenes you don’t expect, delves