Review of Nightmare Alley (2021) by Michael O'sullivan for Washington Post — 14 Dec 2021
It’s a noir tale for contemporary audiences who have developed an appetite for sensation from comic book movies, not literature. The film doesn’t need all that spectacle, and it is at its best when it is at its simplest, relying on the power of storytelling and vivid language, not gory effects.
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This review of Nightmare Alley (2021) was written by Michael O'sullivan and published by Washington Post on 14 Dec 2021.
Nightmare Alley has generally received positive reviews.
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