THE LIGHTHOUSE

PSYCHODRAMA Unsettling arthouse fantasy

This strange, surreal arthouse movie is essentially a two-hander starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as a pair of lighthouse-keepers on a small island off the coast of New England. As their month-long stint progresses, amid fantasies of a sexy mermaid (Valeriia Karaman, above), their grip on reality gradually loosens, a situation not helped by their alcohol-rich diet. It’s not giving too much away to say that things don’t end well. Directed by Robert Eggers who made the equally unsettling The Witch. Netflix, from Friday