Nosferatu

This is much more of a romp than I had expected.

...most entrancing early on during its ominous, dread-soaked set pieces.

Bill Skarsgård does his thing phenomenally, backed by top-notch prosthetic makeup and the use of a sinister voice. [Full reivew in Spanish]

What Eggers truly comprehends is that Nosferatu is not about sex. It’s about power. Pure, malevolent, selfish, devastating power.

Nicholas Hoult and Lily-Rose Depp shine in this Robert Eggers take on the Victorian gothic, which pays due respect to Murnau's 1922 classic.

From a purely visual and technical standpoint, Eggers’ nightmare is a triumph in every conceivable way.

...often visually remarkable, and some shots will leave viewers as awestruck as Ellen supposedly is by Orlok. However, the film falters in communicating [its themes], content to menacingly nibble around the edges rather than sink its teeth in.

The powerful visual aesthetic, Depp's lead performance, and the attention to historical detail are all compelling, but this 21st century version of a weird and wonderful silent classic could have tweaked the familiar journey with more new ideas

What remains is a film that seems to be timeless, current and reactionary at the same time. [Full review in Spanish]

It delivered on its promise.