Nosferatu

Nosferatu (2024)

Robert Eggers reimagines F.W. Murnau’s German Expressionist adaptation of Dracula with Nosferatu. In 1838 in the German city of Wisborg, real estate agent Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult) is assigned by his employer Herr Knock (Simon McBurney) to visit the castle of Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård), who plans to retire to a mansion in the city….

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The Northman

A Viking prince seeks revenge against his murderous uncle in The Northman. In AD 895, Viking King Aurvandil War-Raven (Ethan Hawke) returns home from battle to his Queen Gudrún (Nicole Kidman) and young son Amleth. Shortly after participating in a coming-of-age ceremony for Amleth conducted by Heimir the Fool (Willem Dafoe), Aurvandil is betrayed and…

The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse – TIFF19

Two lighthouse keepers slowly descend into madness in The Lighthouse. Set in the late 19th century, cantankerous lighthouse keeper Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) arrives at a remote New England island for a four-week term, along with his new underling Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson). Thomas operates the beacon of the lighthouse at night, while Winslow is…

The Witch

The Witch

A family  in 1630s New England is torn apart by suspected witchcraft in The Witch. William (Ralph Ineson) and Katherine (Kate Dickie) live a devout Christian life with their five children on an isolated farm surrounded by woods. Beginning with the sudden disappearance of their newborn son, the family begins to experience an unexplained string of…