Watching "The Lighthouse" you will watch several onanisms: Robert Pattinson's character onanisms and director's onanism: the movie itself. Well crafted (nice photography and music), correct cinematography and well played by Pattinson and Dafoe, but soulless, boring and repetitive. This movie has the same problem than "Midsommar" and "Us", it is too self conscious, and the director likes himself a lot. All these films have great imagery, but you can't build a movie only with that. A good example: Mandy. A masterpiece with a fantastic imagery and with soul, a movie that leaves you with a deep impression and impact. If elevated horror are Eggers, Aster's Midsommar (Hereditary is great) and Peele, I will always be a prosaic horror guy.