Just one year ago, the century-long tradition of watching new films in theaters appeared to be in seriously dangerous trouble. Half-measure attempts to reopen theaters amidst the ongoing surges in COVID-19 cases kept a lot of people at home during…
‘The Northman’ review: Robert Eggers delivers a bloody good Shakespearean revenge epic
In The Witch and The Lighthouse, Robert Eggers meticulously built worlds based on old folklore and mythology to examine themes of isolation, masculinity, and societal expectation. These wildly imaginative interpretations on genre attracted attention from critics and audiences alike, leading…
The Lighthouse Review: A Fatally Ambitious Shipwreck
When the lights go down and the movie starts, it’s impossible not to feel captivated by the two black bars bordering the left and right of Robert Eggers’ new film The Lighthouse. For modern viewers used to the 4:3 of…
Movie Review: ‘The Witch’
In my senior year of college, one of my history classes embarked on an in-depth study of the Salem Witch trials where we read over many of the case’s original historical documents: settlement maps, population dispersal charts, census reports, church…
Movie News: Check out the Trailer For ‘The Witch’
Horror is one of the most profitable genres in the industry. It costs very little to make and makes much more than anticipated, regardless of how awful the film is (The Devil Inside, for example). However, in the past couple…