After Robert Eggers arrived on the scene with "The Witch" in 2015, it was obvious we were in the presence of a budding genre master. "The Lighthouse" and "The Northman" were also well received by critics, but now, in 2024, a lifelong passion project has finally come to fruition. Eggers' "Nosferatu" is, in my opinion, one of the best movies of the year, regardless of genre. It's certainly the scariest, but I fear that because it is a capital-h "Horror Movie," it will once again be shut out of major awards discussions. The Academy Awards, for example, notoriously overlook horror movies, a true shame when considering how many incredible performances and brilliant cinematic achievements can be found within the genre. I was recently given the opportunity to sit down one-on-one with Eggers, so I asked him, point blank, what is it that he thinks they're so afraid of?

"I just think that...