Tag Archives: Robert Eggers

The Northman review — Rage, religion, and po-faced myth

April 29, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by Robert Eggers | Written by Eggers and Sjón | 137 min | ▲▲▲△△ | Crave Welcome to another bleak, violent historical tale from American auteur Robert Eggers, with plenty of his now well-established horror-tinged weirdness — lots of dolly-ins and characters staring into our souls — but all at a much bigger scale.… Read More

The Lighthouse review — Gothic, gloomy, and gross

October 23, 2019 flawintheiris

Directed by Robert Eggers | Written by Robert and Max Eggers | 109 min | On Demand I saw this feature at the closing night screening of the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, and despite the hubbub and festival enthusiasm, the presence of the filmmaker and one of his stars, Willem Dafoe, I didn't much… Read More

#FIN2019 Final Day — Highlights, Random Observations, and The Lighthouse review

September 20, 2019 flawintheiris

While I didn't take in quite as many films as I'd hoped, or may have on other years, I still feel like I got to take a solid bite out of the 2019 FIN Atlantic Film Festival, including seeing many more documentaries than usual. Feature Highlights: Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Arab Blues, Parasite,… Read More

The Witch review — Don’t Trust The Goat

February 18, 2016 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Robert Eggers | 92 min | On Demand A Puritan family—a couple and five children— is cast out from their New England community. They head into to the woods to start their own farm. Their youngest, a baby, vanishes while being cared for by the teenaged girl, Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy), much… Read More