The Northman (USA: Robert Eggers, 2022)

 

Even if “The Northman” had been a dreadful bore — and not a primal, sinewy, gnarly-as-fuck 10th century action epic that starts with a hallucinogenic Viking bar mitzvah, features Björk’s first narrative film performance since “Dancer in the Dark,” and ends with two mostly naked men fighting to the death atop an erupting volcano — the simple fact that financiers had the chutzpah to bankroll such a big swing in the face of our blockbuster-or-bust theatrical climate would have felt like a (pyrrhic) victory against the forces of corporate homogenization, no matter who was behind the camera. - David Ehrlich

The Northman (USA: Robert Eggers, 2022: 137 mins)

"Alexander Skarsgård & 'The Northman' Director Break Down Amleth's Return as a Viking." Vanity Fair (Posted on Youtube: April 22, 2022)

Brody, Richard. "The Northman: Just a Bunch of Research and Gore." The New Yorker (April 21, 2022)

Chang, Justin. "Robert Eggers’ mighty Viking epic ‘The Northman’ puts the art before the Norse." The LA Times (April 20, 2022)

Daniels, Robert. "The Northman." Roger Ebert (April 22, 2022)

Eggers, Robert. "The Northman: Anatomy of a Scene." The New York Times (April 29, 2022)

Eggers, Robert and Alexander Skarsgård. "The Northman - Behind the Scenes." (Posted on Youtube: May 2022)

---. "The Northman: Beserker Raid Break Down." IGN (Posted on Youtube: April 23, 2022)

Eggert, Brian. "The Northman." Deep Focus Review (April 21, 2022)

Ehrlich, David. "The Northman: Robert Eggers’ Viking Epic Goes So Hard You’ll Feel Like You’ve Died and Gone to Valhalla." IndieWire (April 11, 2022)

Feldberg, Isaac. "Norse Power: Robert Eggers Revives the Viking Age." Letterboxd (April 27, 2022)

Gabrielle, Matthew and David M. Perry. "The History Behind Robert Eggers’ The Northman." Smithsonian (April 22, 2022)

Goi, Leonardo. "The Current Debate: The Authenticity and Outrageousness of The Northman." Notebook (May 10, 2022)

Hudson, David. "Robert Egger's The Northman." The Current (April 12, 2022)

Knight, Sam. "Robert Eggers’s Historical Visions Go Mainstream." The New Yorker (April 4, 2022)

Price, Neil. "Viking Expert Breaks Down The Northman Weapons." Wired (May 3, 2022)

Scott, A.O. "The Northman: Danish Premodern." The New York Times (April 21, 2022)

Strong, Hannah. "The Northman." Little White Lies (April 11, 2022) 

Vicino, Mia. "The Northwoman: Anya Taylor-Joy on Vikings, Witches and Vampires." Letterboxd (April 21, 2022)

"What is the Slavic Language in The Northman." History with Hilbert (Posted on Youtube: May 13, 2022)

"Why The Northman is a Masterpiece." FilmSpeak (Posted on Youtube: May 2022)

Wilkinson, Alissa. "The bloody, fantastical The Northman refuses to be modern." Vox (April 25, 2022)