The positive buzz I saw after “Hamnet” played Telluride has been replaced with accusations that the film wallows in grief and ...

In Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet,” which she adapted from the award-winning 2020 novel by author Maggie O’Farrell, she posits an idea: what if William Shakespeare were a hunk?

Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” is a towering achievement, a deeply felt, human story starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley ...

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Hamnet feels empty at times, but in that emptiness is an exceptional display of grief that helps demystify Shakespeare's ...

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During the emotionally wrecking final scene of “Hamnet,” Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal had an issue. “There were moments ...

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Rather than an earnest recreation of the real-life marriage of William Shakespeare and Anne "Agnes" Hathaway, Hamnet follows ...

Chloe Zhao was going to participate in a stage production of Our Town, but then Hamnet came her way and let her explore grief ...

The cold, dark days of winter may be upon us, but area stages will be merry and bright with plenty of music, dance and theater shows to keep us entertained. Here’s a sampling of what we have to look ...

Hamnet is ready to break your heart. The film, directed by Chloé Zhao and based on the novel by Maggie O’Farrell, tells the ...