His Efraim is damn-near horrific to behold, a behemoth of a presence with his unkempt beard, ridiculous pirate accent and toxic machoism.”Ĭollider, meanwhile, highlighted Pattison, writing: “There are moments where Pattinson is so transformative it’s jarring. World of Reel, praised Dafoe, saying: “…Dafoe who steals the show. Aside from their old world period settings, both films flirt with the supernatural that dwell at the edge of human existence.īased on early positive reviews from the Cannes Film Festival, Pattinson and Dafoe deliver thunderous performances that may be the best of their respective careers. And while only his second film, Eggers is quickly forming his own language of fear with both The Witch and now The Lighthouse. There’s just something about the way The Lighthouse tells its story of fear, madness, and masculinity without any of the pristine resolutions of other 2019 films that gives it that otherworldly texture. When a violent storm prevents them from leaving, the pair must fight each other to retain their sanity and survive as. Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson star in Robert Eggers' 'The Lighthouse.' A24 From visionary filmmaker Robert Eggers ('The Witch'), this heavily atmospheric horror film follows two lighthouse keepers living on an isolated New England island in the 1890s. Eggers and cinematographer Jarin Blaschke eschew the look of movies that now shoot digitally in super-wide 8K ( Midsommar, for example), imbuing a distinct 19th-century flavor of terror in the film. Unlike most films today, it was shot in 35 millimeter in black and white with a 4:3 aspect ratio. That’s saying a lot in 2019, which has already blessed horror fans with Midsommar, Us, Chucky, and a new school throwback B-movie in Crawl.īut The Lighthouse looks like something else, and I mean that literally. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos (see all those octopus tentacles strangling Pattinson?), The Lighthouse is primed to be one of the best horror movies of the year. The film is slated for release on October 18.Įerie, bizarre, and reminiscent of H.P. Although plot details are vague, Dafoe and Pattinson star as two “wickies” in 1890s New England who discover an enchanted presence in their lonely corner of the world. On Tuesday, A24 released the trailer for The Lighthouse. It's the story of two stranded lighthouse keepers who eat, drink and get on each other's very last nerves. The new horror thriller from writer/director Robert Eggers, whose last film The Witch (2015) has become a Halloween staple, stars Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as two isolated lighthouse keeper who - spoilers? - slowly become mad. Willem Dafoe tells NPR's Scott Simon about his new film, The Lighthouse.
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If there was ever a movie to prove just how terrifying “a dark and stormy night” can actually be, it’s The Lighthouse.
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