The Lighthouse
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152
Stimulating
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
40
Educational Value/50
30
Craft & Quality/50
46
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
Two lighthouse keepers are stranded together on a remote New England island. Robert Eggers's second feature is formally radical — shot in 1.19:1 black and white.
Exceptional craft and cognitive engagement from the mythological symbolism (Prometheus, Proteus). Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson are both extraordinary.
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