scott cooper

A little under two years ago, I opened my review of Alexander Innaruto’s The Revenant by comparing the films breath-taking opening sequence to the first major passage of violence in Cormac McCarthy novel Blood Meridian. This was a mistake.…

Black Mass  has all the hallmarks of being a big budget, respectable gangster epic. All star cast?- check. Based on a decade spanning true story?- check. A star transforming themselves physically?- for better or worse, check. On paper…