![]() Stanton becomes a barker for a medium, Zeena the Seer (Toni Collette), and she teaches him the sneaky tricks of the trade. In a career-best performance, Bradley Cooper plays Stanton, a lost soul who winds up working at a circus after helping the owner (Willem Dafoe) get rid of a violent “Geek.” ![]() ![]() And, most importantly, there are no sea-monster sex scenes. A long list of major stars are doing exciting work. The sinister carnival sideshow look is alluring, a perfect match for subversive del Toro. His latest, “Nightmare Alley,” probably won’t, but it is nonetheless a far more entertaining and satisfying film than its overrated science-fiction predecessor. The last time Guillermo del Toro directed a movie, 2017’s “ The Shape of Water,” he won the Best Picture Oscar. Rated R (strong/bloody violence, some sexual content, nudity and language).
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