The way I saw this in a full theater and everyone was silent as we left. Not even one of those expected cackles from some group who can’t digest how they felt about a movie without letting everyone know they disproved. Just complete silence.
From the opening, I felt cradled in familiar Eggers vision and energized from how bucket-of-ice-water scared I was. I was entranced the whole rest of the way. There’s nothing better than watching a director nerd the…