Alexander Skarsgård

The Northman is Robert Eggers firing on all insane cylinders

The Northman, directed by Robert Eggers and starring Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicole Kidman, and Willem Dafoe, could initially be mistaken for an easily digestible mainstream fare. This is, after all, a nearly hundred-million-dollar production released at the start of the summer blockbuster season. Look beyond the resplendent visuals and

Alexander Skarsgård

The Stand is an ambitious missed opportunity

(THE STAND streams on HBO NORDIC weekly) A pale horse It’s nearly a universal fact that Stephen King and endings don’t mix. He’s one of the most prolific and successful authors in history, responsible for terrifying scares and immense fantasies throughout the last half-century. Yet his endings