Robert Eggers
Despite being a new name, do not be mistaken, Eggers has crafted some of the most atmospheric films of the last decade, hypnotising global audiences with his 2015 debut, The Witch. In 2019, he proceeded to conjure up an atmosphere even more suffocating with The Lighthouse - both of these films have made their way up to the top of IMDB and Letterboxd lists. His most recent film, The Northman may have under-performed at the box office, but that does not invalidate its beastly, warped beauty.
His films are hacked and carved out of the darkest crevices of humanity… and that which lurks beneath it. His cinema is one of terror and ever-mounting tension, where devils - literally and figuratively - permeate his three stunning feature films. Eggers manages to capture behaviour so sordid and desperate that his very fragile characters can oftentimes carry the aura of awe-some, even biblical evil.
Films
The Witch
The Lighthouse
The Northman
Music
Blood Promise (Live) - Swans
Kirsten Supine - Swans
Lacrimosa - Zbigniew Preisner
