While writer/director Robert Eggers has only made two feature films, he has already well-established his reputation with an intense and visceral style. Both The Witch and The Lighthouse are gorgeous movies with brilliant visuals that also deliver long stares into obscene horrors. There is unquestionably an expectation for more of the same from his next movie, the Viking adventure The Northman, but star Alexander Skarsgård (who underwent an impressive physical transformation for the movie) has now painted a pretty striking picture that suggests the work may actually be Eggers’ most nerve-shredding yet.[Read more]