Tag: Rooney Mara

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel NIGHTMARE ALLEY review

About the film (courtesy of Searchlight Pictures): An ambitious carny (Bradley Cooper) with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett) who is even more dangerous than he is. Bradley Cooper first game onto my radar when he played a meek reporter in J.J. Abrams’ …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT review

With movies such as Drugstore Cowboy (1989), My Own Private Idaho (1991), Good Will Hunting (1997), Finding Forrester (2000), and Milk (2008) under his belt, there’s no denying the talent that director Gus Van Sant has shown over the decades. He also has an uncanny ability to get the most out of his actors. Many …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel A GHOST STORY review

A Ghost Story review

In the name of full disclosure, I need to fess up to the fact that I did not know exactly what A Ghost Story was supposed to be all about. The title seems pretty straight forward. Okay, cool. Two talented actors are attached to co-lead this project, Oscar nominatee Rooney Mara and Oscar winner Casey …