Watching: The Lighthouse

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Robert Eggers's new film, The Lighthouse, stars Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as two lighthouse keepers trapped on a tiny, rocky island by a storm. Shot in a self-consciously artistic black and white with a minimalist and often mumbled script, it feels rather like I imagine The Rime of the Ancient Mariner might have done if it had been written by Samuel Beckett. By which I mostly mean confusing, over-long and very manpainy. It also features far more wanking than I ever wanted to see on screen, even when suggestively obscured by the arty cinematography. Not one I'd recommend.