Nightmare Alley (Guillermo del Toro) CRITIC’S PICK But Smith did go to Minamata, and the images he sent home in late 1971 - especially a wrenching, pietà-like portrait of a mother bathing her mercury-poisoned daughter - defined not only his career but the human impact of industrial pollution as the public knows it today. Eugene Smith’s legacy would likely be that of a war photographer, or else as one of the leading contributors to Life magazine, whose immersive approach to his subjects helped pioneer the concept of the photo essay. If it weren’t for the work he’d done in the Japanese fishing village of Minamata, W. At the same time, Wright, back on form and evidently reinvigorated by the pandemic, once again displays the kind of radical creativity that made early-career stunners “Pride and Prejudice” and “Atonement” so electrifying in their time. By enlisting Bryce and Aaron Dessner of the National to compose the songs - lovely, wistful pop ballads for which Matt Berninger and Carin Besser supplied the lyrics - “Cyrano” restores the show’s sense of poetry. The splendid new adaptation presents “Cyrano” as 21st-century MGM musical.
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Here’s a rundown of the films opening this week that Variety has covered, along with information on where you can watch them. Let Variety help you find that next well-earned bit of escapism, whether it’s the highly-anticipated “ Spider-Man: No Way Home” or the psychological thriller “ Nightmare Alley.” Fall movie season is upon us - though the release schedule has never been more confusing, with some blockbusters heading directly to streaming, others in theaters only and various independent films mixing up strategies between theaters, streaming and VOD releases.