This week marks the physical release of one of the year’s best and most bruising films, “The Northman.” Directed by Robert Eggers, the film follows Viking Prince Amleth (Alexander Skarsgård) on a lifelong journey of revenge against to man who killed his father, stole his mother, and threw his life into ruin. “The Northman,” is a lot of movie: it’s a primal, visceral action film that should impress all-action heads, a meditative somber journey on the nature of revenge, making for a great emotional drama, and a psychedelic art film all rolled up into one and it’s easily one of the best movies of the year.
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