The Lighthouse

A psychological horror film that mixes elements from Ingmar Bergman and Lovecraftian terror, The Lighthouse is a very claustrophobic yet sweepingly haunting look at the relationship of two lighthouse keepers in an isolated island. With Robert Eggers directing and cowriting with his brother and the two keepers played by Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson, everyone involved crafts such a masterful and often unsettling movie that makes you question what's really going on and doesn't answer many questions. The black and white cinematography adds to the mystic of not always being sure what you're looking at. The Lighthouse might as well have been shot in a small island with a lighthouse from the late 19th century as the production design really makes you feel like the characters are really there. Willem Dafoe is always magnificent, but Pattinson is the one to watch as he goes madder and madder until his mind completely breaks from the many stresses his job does to him and the psychological toll of only ever being with one other person for weeks on end. Though the performances and much of Eggers's direction is hurt a bit due to his pushing everyone even in the frigid conditions of where they shot it. Also, while there is great dialogue between the two and it is well written, Dafoe has such a strong accent and speaks so loudly and quickly that it gets hard at times to understand some of what he says. But, still, The Lighthouse is so original and manages to make beautiful mermaids and sea gulls terrifying. Over all: 100%
2019 top list so far:

1. Judy

2. Avengers: Endgame

3. Ready or Not

4. Joker

5. The Lighthouse

6. Toy Story 4

7. Hustlers

8. Shazam!

9. Spider-Man: Far From Home

10. Villains

11. Zombieland: Double Tap

12. Rocketman

13. The Current War

14. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

15. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

16. Ad Astra

17. It Chapter 2

18. Godzilla: King of the Monsters

19. Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

20. Hobbs & Shaw

21. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

22. Us

23. Aladdin 2019

24. Pokemon Detective Pikachu

25. Captain Marvel

26. The Lion King 2019

27. Yesterday

28. Pet Sematary 2019

29. The Upside

30. Dark Phoenix

31. Cold Pursuit

32. Glass