Nightmare Alley is a 2021 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Guillermo del Toro from a screenplay by del Toro and Kim Morgan, based on the 1946 novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham, being the second feature film adaptation of Gresham's novel, following the 1947 version. The film received positive reviews from critics but flopped at the box office, grossing a total of $39 million worldwide against a $60 million production budget. It received four nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, including Best Picture. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare_Alley_(2021_film) A grifter working his way up from low-ranking carnival worker to lauded psychic medium matches wits with a psychiatrist bent on exposing him. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7740496/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** Neo-Noir Atmosphere and Aesthetic KRASNAYA: Before starting my review, I found out that Nightmare Alley is the second film adaptat...