She has personally tested nearly 500 bags, jeans, bras, shoes, and more. A great white T-shirt is a wardrobe workhorse, but finding your go-to tee can feel like a daunting task.

Filmmakers often play fast and loose with source material, so Eggers need not toe the line drawn by F. W. Murnau—who himself took liberties when (illegally) adopting Nosferatu from Stoker’s ...