Robert Pattinson in The Lighthouse. Streaming on Neon.
The Lighthouse
(Neon)
Our reviewer called this Gothic thriller, "an unnerving and claustrophobic monochrome nightmare at sea", before washing ashore with a solid four-star rating.
The movie's an intense viewing experience that entrenches you into the abandoned titular lighthouse with its two increasingly mad and violent stars Willem Dafoe, who plays
the salty caretaker, and Robert Pattinson, his young assistant.
It's not quite a horror but is nevertheless stomach-churning and increasingly horrific as the two men plunge deeper and deeper into the pits of madness. The Lighthouse will prove a challenging watch and too much for some, but those looking for a beacon of hope may well find it in the film's weird humour and surreal tone.
Totally unique, thoroughly original and unashamedly artful, The Lighthouse proves salvation among the standard Hollywood dross drifting past in the night.
Streaming now.
Holidate
(Netflix)
