It tells the story of Cage’s Rob, a former chef who has become a recluse with his truffle pig in the woods of Oregon following a profound loss. One of the best works of 2021 that also proves Nicolas Cage is one of our greatest living actors, Pig is also a sublime reminder that some of the most remarkable films can come when you are least expecting them. Ross BonaimeĬast: Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin, David Knell Del Toro is all about showing the monsters within everyday people, and with Nightmare Alley, these monsters are maybe more haunting than they've ever been before. Del Toro packs Nightmare Alley with an impeccable cast and a moody sheen full of foreboding. Cooper gives a commanding performance as Stan Carlisle, who moves from the circus to his own clairvoyant act, which leads to greed, deception, and lies that could be his downfall. That's certainly not the case with Guillermo del Toro's adaptation, a dark, bleak, and often disturbing look at life in a traveling carnival. When Edmund Goulding's 1947 take on Nightmare Alley was released, the film dulled down some harder edges of William Lindsay Gresham's book that had been released the year before. Writers: Guillermo del Toro and Kim MorganĬast: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, David Strathairn
