Certain names carry a style of cinema unto themselves. Quentin Tarantino. Martin Scorsese. Steven Spielberg. Certainly, the generation of movie audiences growing up in this millennium has added Christopher Nolan to this list. His time-bending/breaking style of blockbuster stories with deeper, artistic themes have built higher expectations with each subsequent addition to his filmography. Continue reading “Review: ‘Tenet’ is the Savior of Cinemas That Instills Wonder and Disappointment”
In 2015, director Robert Eggers released his feature debut with The Witch (also known as The VVitch). A hyper-stylized period horror film about a family of isolated 17th century settlers in New England, the film went on to be a smash hit, snatching up over $40 million in box office revenue despite a relatively meager budget of $4 million. It garnered decent critical success upon its initial release, and since then, the film has only grown in stature, and is now recognized as one of the best horror films (if not of any genre) of the decade. It was as a result of this success that allowed Eggers to actualize a project he had in the works for years before the release of his feature debut The Lighthouse.