I put these together because they are by the same director (Robert Eggers), and are both period films about isolation and insanity. They are both incredibly immersive and weird to watch, and I felt more wrapped up in the horror of The Witch because of the family’s isolation from society and their religious fervor destroying them, as well as rooting for the teen girl to get out and find freedom. In The Lighthouse, I just liked how it was gross and funny and bizarre, and how time didn’t seem to exist in their world, as it could be a few weeks or a year for all the audience would know.
Both films are just fantastic in their isolated horror, and I totally see them as a double feature.
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