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It takes many ghosts to make a story: how Maggie O'Farrell’s Hamnet takes from – and mistakes – Shakespeare

In her eighth novel Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell imagines the short life and tragic death of Shakespeare’s only son, aged 11, in 1596. Although it is not known how Hamnet died, O’Farrell attributes his death to the plague. She creates a visceral and affecting portrait of his swift decline and the…

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3 best movies like 'The Northman' to stream free now (plus one bonus Netflix show you shouldn't miss, too)

Here are the three movies you should watch after "The Northman," along with a TV show fans of Nordic mythology and carnage shouldn't miss.

Tom’s Guide

5 new to Netflix movies in December to watch now with 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes

Netflix's December slate includes plenty of new movies, and these additions to the library have scored at least 90% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Netflix adds violent horror movie from Robert Eggers — and its massive 90% Rotten Tomatoes score is well deserved

The Northman has just been added to Netflix in the UK.

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Christmas is all around! The great festive film guide 2024

Here are all the best movies to watch this season – from classics It’s a Wonderful Life and Love Actually to Kerry Washington’s rousing war drama The Six Triple Eight and even Godzilla x Kong. Merry flicksmas …

The Guardian - UK

How the ‘Northman’ team pulled off that village raid and the (naked) volcano battle

Mounting a large-scale Viking epic was new territory for director Robert Eggers, whose “The Northman” opened in theaters in April. Among the film’s most ambitiously cinematic sequences are a brutal raid on a village that plays out in a single seemingly unbroken take and a jaw-dropping finale set atop an…

Los Angeles Times

A Viking Epic to Conquer Them All in ‘The Northman’

Alexander Skarsgård has been dreaming about Vikings for as long as he can remember. Some of his earliest memories are from Oland, a Swedish island on the Baltic Sea, where his great-grandfather built a home many years ago. His grandfather would regale him with tales of Viking history while walking…

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A Viking epic to conquer them all in 'The Northman’

Alexander Skarsgård has been dreaming about Vikings for as long as he can remember

The Independent UK

‘The Northman’ review: Alexander Skarsgard and Nicole Kidman star in a wild beast of a Viking saga

In 1982, “Conan the Barbarian” enticed audiences with a poster promising four phases of a rough man’s rough life: “Thief. Warrior. Gladiator. King.”

Chicago Tribune

Movie review: Robert Eggers’ ‘The Northman’ is a violent feast for the senses

You never would accuse Robert Eggers of being just another filmmaker.

Tribune News Service

'The Northman' review: Its steel is strong, but hammered poorly into blockbuster mold

At the end of Robert Eggers' first movie, 2015's "The Witch," Anya Taylor-Joy's character joins an eerie group of witches in the woods and — in a shocking and subversive moment — lifts off into the air, free from gender roles and gravity.

Tribune News Service

When is The Northman cinema release date in the UK and what are the reviews saying?

It has been widely praised by critics for its direction and performances of the cast. Brutal and bloody Viking epic The Northman is coming to UK cinemas very soon.

Manchester Evening News

The Northman review – Robert Eggers’ brutal vision of vengeance and violence

Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Björk and Anya Taylor-Joy feature in a mesmerisingly outrageous take on the Norse myth that inspired Hamlet

The Guardian - UK

The Northman: Meet the cast of the Viking blockbuster filmed in Northern Ireland

The Northman is set to hit cinemas on April 15

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