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‘Nosferatu’ First Reactions Call Robert Eggers’ Remake ‘Devilish’ and ‘Classically Haunting’: It ‘Goes Harder Than Any Other Horror Film This Year’
One of cinema’s most iconic vampires is out of the coffin again. Robert Eggers‘ “Nosferatu” finally debuted to film press, and first reactions are calling the horror drama a “knockout” with impeccable below-the-line craft.
A reimagining of F. W. Murnau’s 1922 silent German Expressionist film, “Nosferatu” stars Lily-Rose Depp as a young woman who becomes the object of desire for the terrifying vampire Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård). Eggers’ supporting cast includes Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney and Willem Dafoe. The director penned the script for “Nosferatu” himself.
Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis called the film “gorgeous and horrifically brilliant,” saying Depp is “haunting” and Skarsgård is “menacing.”
Indiewire chief film critic David Ehrlich highlighted all the sweaty “writhing” in the movie, perhaps a superlative amount. And he meant it as a compliment.
Variety senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay flipped for the movie, saying Eggers has delivered “a perfect remake.”
Gregory Ellwood of The Playlist had awards on the mind after the screening, saying the movie is a “major below-the-line player.” Interestingly, he asserted the opinion that Depp has a shot at a nomination in the supporting actress race — a distinguishing from a lead role that’s notable given Depp’s high billing.
Los Angeles Film Critics Association member and Variety contributor Courtney Howard said “if you’re not afraid of rats before seeing this movie, you will be now,” along with the note that it “goes harder than any other horror film this year.”
Gizmodo and io9 reporter Germain Lussier gave the caveat that the film is “not my favorite Eggers,” but still deemed the feature a “knockout” with “a hint of devilish humor.”
Eggers has long been an outspoken fan of Murnau’s film and remaking it was a passion project for the filmmaker, whose directorial efforts so far include “The Witch,” “The Lighthouse” and “The Northman.”
“It was an indie horror in its day, a bit rough around the edges yet it’s one of the greatest and most haunting films ever made,” Robert Eggers once told Shudder about “Nosferatu.” “The newly restored color tinted versions are really impressive, but I still prefer the poor black-and-white versions made from scraps of 16mm prints. Those grimy versions have an uncanny mystery to them and helped build the myth of Max Shreck being a real vampire.”
“Nosferatu” opens in theaters Dec. 25 from Focus Features.
President Trump said Iran had agreed to the “highest level” inspections, hours after an Iranian official said there were “no detailed discussions on the nuclear issue,” as the two sides continued to present different narratives of their latest talks.
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Turkey detains over 200 suspects, including alleged ISIS militants, in sweeping raid ahead of NATO summit
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Turkish authorities reportedly detained more than 200 people, including suspected ISIS-linked militants, in a sweeping Tuesday raid in capital Ankara ahead of a July 7-8 NATO summit.
The raid came after Turkish authorities issued detention orders for 241 suspects, 209 of whom were taken into custody, The Associated Press reported, citing a statement from the office of Turkey’s chief prosecutor.
Among the 209 detained, 56 were allegedly ISIS militants, according to the AP. This comes after Turkish authorities said they detained 125 ISIS members in December.
The detention operations occurred just two weeks before a planned NATO summit in Ankara on July 7 that President Donald Trump is expected to attend.
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President Donald Trump greets Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on Oct. 13, 2025, to support ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo/Pool)
Other militants scooped up were 35 alleged members of the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front, which a Turkish statement described as “a far‑left group known for armed attacks and assassinations in Turkey,” according to the AP.
The ISIS-combating operations demonstrate the terrorist group’s ongoing activity in the region, showing the group is still functioning despite the U.S. campaign during Trump’s first term to eliminate the group’s caliphate and its control of large swaths of territory in the Middle East.
Iraqi government forces celebrate while holding an Islamis Sate (IS) group flag after they claimed they have gained complete control of the Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on January 26, 2015 near the town of Muqdadiyah. (YOUNIS AL-BAYATI/AFP via Getty Images)
In recent years, ISIS has spread into the African continent, prompting a strong response from the U.S. In May, Trump authorized a series of strikes in Nigeria to combat the group.
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A May 16 strike killed ISIS leader Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, who was the group’s second-in-command globally.
U.S. and Nigerian forces conducted kinetic strikes against ISIS fighters in northeastern Nigeria on May 17, 2026, AFRICOM said. (X/U.S. Africa Command)
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“Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, thought he could hide in Africa, but little did he know we had sources who kept us informed on what he was doing,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social after the strike. “He will no longer terrorize the people of Africa, or help plan operations to target Americans.”
The group’s renewed activity also includes a call to supporters to make attacks on U.S. soil during the World Cup.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Two whales were killed off the coast of Iceland overnight Sunday, two days after commercial hunting resumed, local media and animal rights activists reported Monday.
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The kill ends a two-year pause and marks the first catches since 2023.
Icelandic public broadcaster RUV reported that two fin whales were killed. The fin whale is the second largest animal on Earth after the blue whale.
Before the vessels set off on Friday, a protester had attached himself to one of the masts in the port of Reykjavik, but climbed down and was escorted away by police.
Iceland, Norway and Japan are the only three countries that still openly permit whaling, despite international condemnation from the public and animal welfare organisations.
Iceland cancelled its whale hunt over the past two years, partly because economic problems had cut demand and the industry was not deemed profitable enough.
“The first fin whale deaths in Iceland’s hunt this year are devastating,” said Joanna Swabe, European senior public affairs director for animal rights group Humane World for Animals.
“Iceland has killed more than 1,000 fin whales in the past two decades — not only the second largest animal on the planet but also a species classified as globally vulnerable to extinction,” Swabe said in a statement.
Iceland’s government has said it is planning to introduce a bill aimed at banning whaling this autumn.
The International Whaling Commission banned the commercial killing of whales in 1986 amid alarm at the declining stock of the marine mammals.
Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has recommended that no more than 150 fin whales are caught in the 2026 season.
That represents a 28-percent drop on the annual quota it recommended for the period 2018–2025, it said.
The institute has set an annual catch of 168 animals for the minke whale hunt this year, a 23-percent drop on 2018-2025.
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