We grade three Robert Eggers films through plot, performance, visuals, sound, and theme, tracing his consistent style and evolving ambition. From folk horror to maritime madness to a lavish vampire tale, we show how light, language, and restraint turn fear into art.

• The Witch as blueprint for Eggers’ voice 
• Pride, paranoia, and repression fueling family collapse 
• Anya Taylor-Joy’s arc from shame to agency 
• Visual grammar: natural light, candle glow, symbolic frames 
• Sound as dread rather than melody 
• The Lighthouse as portrait of madness and limbo 
• Dafoe and Pattinson’s power swings and unreliable truth 
• Mythic threads: Prometheus, Proteus, sirens, Icarus 
• Nosferatu’s ensemble strength and expressionist lineage 
• Lily-Rose Depp’s physical performance and Orlok’s menace 
• Desire, control, and consequence as shared theme 
• Final grades and why “perfect” isn’t “for everyone”

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