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By Leah Greenblatt (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 17 Oct 2019

The mannered aye-matey dialogue often gives Lighthouse the performative feeling of a play, but Eggers (The Witch) is also a masterful stylist;…

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By Lindsey Bahr (430) for The Associated Press (882) on 17 Oct 2019

This is a movie that demands to be consumed distraction-free. But by the end, you might find yourself feeling as crazy and untethered as the wickies…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 16 Oct 2019

The Lighthouse is a ferocious battle of wills, a tour de force of cold, clammy suspense and a protracted descent into cabin-fever madness…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for The New York Times (9,847) on 16 Oct 2019

Eggers meticulously sets the scene, adds texture and builds tension and mystery from men locked in battle and sometimes in embrace…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 16 Oct 2019

On its own terms, thanks to two fine, committed performances and a coastline made for this tall tale, The Lighthouse works its own stubborn…

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By Tom Russo (407) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 16 Oct 2019

Pattinson and Dafoe dig into their roles, all right, with both actors crazily, mesmerizingly toggling from workaday to recriminating to maniacal…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 16 Oct 2019

At first fascinating and never less than bonkers movie is eventually sunk by its own theological overreach…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 15 Oct 2019

You’d have to search hard to find a movie this hypnotic and haunting…

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By Thomas Floyd (28) for Washington Post (9,851) on 15 Oct 2019

What unfolds is a perverse odd-couple tale, flooded with ornate dialogue, surreal storytelling and nightmarish imagery…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 15 Oct 2019

The Lighthouse is more than four times longer than a “Twilight Zone” episode, and 100 times worse…

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By Matt Singer (625) for ScreenCrush (954) on 10 Oct 2019

While The Lighthouse didn’t hit me as deeply or as sharply as The Witch, the fact that such a strange feature can still be produced with…

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By Joelle Monique (35) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 26 Sep 2019

In many ways Eggers’ latest reminds us of Last Tango in Paris, which explored a similar unhealthy relationship dynamic…

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By Chris Tilly (98) for IGN (1,013) on 11 Sep 2019

While it doesn’t hit the dizzying heights of The Witch, Robert Eggers' new film is a powerful psychological thriller…

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By Barry Hertz (792) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 10 Sep 2019

While not a remotely pleasant viewing experience, the sensation of watching Pattinson and Dafoe drive each other to the brink is difficult…

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By Joe Lipsett (87) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 10 Sep 2019

The Lighthouse is a stunning sophomore effort for Eggers, featuring two exceptional performances by Dafoe and Pattinson and a stunning visual…

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By Luke Parker (63) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 06 Sep 2019

The Lighthouse boasts and thrives off of a maritime rap battle between Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattison, whose claustrophobic journey together…

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By Brian Tallerico (1,600) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 06 Sep 2019

While it’s ultimately a bit too self-conscious to provoke the existential dread and true terror of the best films like it, it’s still an…

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By Robbie Collin (1,612) for The Telegraph (1,120) on 30 May 2019

Everything about The Lighthouse lands with a crash. It’s cinema to make your head and soul ring…

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By Joseph Walsh (276) for Time Out (7,510) on 30 May 2019

The Lighthouse leaves you dazed, terrified and elated, and it signals Eggers as one of the most exciting directors working today…

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By Ben Croll (93) for TheWrap (3,203) on 30 May 2019

The craft is meticulous and the level of detail elaborate, but the story itself is simple as can be…

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