Speaking of nightmares, I saw Nosferatu on the weekend, a remake of the 1922 silent film.

With Robert Eggers directing, you know you are in good hands and this one does not disappoint. The story is the one we all (mostly) know and is straight forward and uncomplicated. So based on this, how can Eggers set it apart from the original, (or even the hundreds of other vampire films) ?

He has a real knack for the period piece. If you watch his other films (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman) the historic details are so flawlessly portrayed that you become immersed in a way that they almost disappear.

But my absolute favourite thing about this film is the cinematography. The whole thing looks like a Doom metal album cover. It’s Goth. It’s creepy. It’s claustrophobic and beautiful. I’ll share an excerpt from a movie critic:

“The force of the monster’s unknowable malevolence seems to distort the movie itself, making it shudder and break down. It’s made with the most modern filmmaking technology but feels like an artifact from another century,”

That pretty much encapsulates my experience

5/5 plague ridden vermin🐀