The Lighthouse

Oh my god this movie is a masterpiece.  Do you ever just watch a movie and get FLOORED by everything about it that you loved so much that it's hard to put into words? That. Rather than writing another paper about the film, I wanted to highlight the writing, which I paid extra attention to on this watch and am coming to terms with being one of my favorite screenplays of all time. The dialogue is so fun, so energetic, so smart, so entertaining that I have a hard time thinking of anything as good as it is at establishing an incredible atmosphere and then maintaining it for the entire runtime of the film. And of course, you have to mention that for as fantastic as it is, it elevates itself above and beyond be being period accurate and everything that goes with that. If this doesn't get at least nominated for best original screenplay I'm going to find the people responsible and deliver a long string of sea curses to them to show them the error of their ways. Thematically, there's more clever reincorporation that helps to get some of the ideas across, along with new lines of dialogue that picked up on that help get the message across, but overall it's just as impactful and poignant this time as I was the other two times I've watched it.  This movie is an absolute must see for anyone who loves film and can stand to watch a psychological horror film in black and white. I can't recommend it enough. TL;DR - "You have a way with words, Tommy"