Stars: Bill Skarsgard, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney | Written and Directed by Robert Eggers

F.W. Murnau’s silent vampire classic Nosferatu receives its second remake, courtesy of Robert Eggers, acclaimed director of The Witch, The Lighthouse and The Northman. As with its predecessors (including Werner Herzog’s 1979 remake with Klaus Kinski), it’s a thinly veiled retread of Bram Stoker’s Dracula with the names changed to avoid copyright infringement, and as such, it’s a slice of sumptuous Gothic horror with a palpable erotic charge, thanks to Eggers’ distinctive vision.

Set in early 19th century Germany, the film begins with newly married junior estate agent Thomas Hutter accepting a commission from his suspiciously twitchy boss Herr Knock to travel to Transylvania and oversee the signing of a contract by the sinister Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgard). Hutter finds the ordeal terrifying in the extreme,...