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By Matt Maytum (105) for Total Film (3,532) on 11 Apr 2022

A truly distinctive epic, blending brutal violence, powerhouse performances and otherworldly imagery into its volcanic rampage of revenge. Unmissable…

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By Hannah Strong (63) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 11 Apr 2022

It’s a film with fingerprints all over it; one that has been crafted rather than manufactured, and rewatches reveal a chance to revel in…

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By Clarisse Loughrey (259) for The Independent (259) on 11 Apr 2022

It’s a big risk to spend that much cash on an auteur-driven historical epic at a time when historical epics have largely fallen by the wayside…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 11 Apr 2022

The Northman is a horribly violent, nihilistic and chaotic story about the endless cycle of violence, the choice between loving your friends…

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By Clint Worthington (295) for Consequence (296) on 11 Apr 2022

On its own, it’s still an incredible achievement, amplifying a blood-soaked adventure epic in the haunting specters of witchcraft and folklore…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for IndieWire (3,631) on 11 Apr 2022

It’s not like this movie is a punishing chore; it’s not like Eggers doesn’t want multiplex audiences to like it. And they will…

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By Carlos Aguilar (278) for The Playlist (3,871) on 11 Apr 2022

A staggering feat of visceral filmmaking, The Northman, like Eggers’ previous films, warrants profound analysis while still delivering a…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for TheWrap (3,203) on 11 Apr 2022

The Northman is gory, muddy, hallucinatory — and intensely entertaining…

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By Katie Rife (451) for Polygon (677) on 11 Apr 2022

Although the film ends up as a shallow rumination on revenge and single-minded dominance, it’s hard to beat as spectacle…

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By Hoai-Tran Bui (110) for Slashfilm (971) on 11 Apr 2022

It's when the film meets between these two modes — the mythic and the realistic — that it's at its most thrilling…

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By Ross Bonaime (185) for Collider (1,032) on 11 Apr 2022

There are few filmmakers that can make the leap from smaller, insular stories into large-scale epics, but with The Northman, Eggers has proved…

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By Jordan Raup (239) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 11 Apr 2022

With a strong sense of authenticity and purpose, The Northman is designed to unnerve and repel…

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By David Rooney (943) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 11 Apr 2022

The Northman is certainly a lot of movie, and while its hysterical intensity at times veers into overwrought silliness, it’s both unstinting…

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By Leah Greenblatt (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 11 Apr 2022

Beneath the runes and visions, it's a tale as old as Game of Thrones, and as simple as a story told around a campfire: a ride of the Valkyries…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 11 Apr 2022

For almost half of the movie, you might wonder why Nicole Kidman chose to take such a lackluster role…

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By Robert Daniels (336) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 11 Apr 2022

Eggers’ brand of psychological shock is bolder here than his prior works and potent in bursts, but barely works on boldness alone…

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By Fionnuala Halligan (367) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 11 Apr 2022

The Northman is often bloody smart entertainment, although, essentially, it is also the good time that doesn’t realise that the fun has stopped…

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By Mark Hanson (70) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 11 Apr 2022

While the canvas of Robert Eggers latest is considerably broader than that of The Witch and the Lighthouse, it feels as if its psychological…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 11 Apr 2022

The story, meanwhile, strains to be a masterpiece. And the strain shows…

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