THE NORTHMAN MOVIE REVIEW

The director of the highly lauded The Witch and The Lighthouse teams up with an insanely buff Alexander Skarsgård to tell the tale of Amleth, who is the titular Northman. As a child he watches his father being murdered at the hands of his uncle. He is believed dead but manages to escape to far away so he can turn into huge-rippling-muscles Amleth where he spends his time with a band of equally giganto warriors pillaging and such. When he sees an opportunity to pose as a slave that is being sold to his uncle, he goes for it. Revenge is a not just a dish served cold but for Amleth, a multi-course meal. Chris, Beau, Ben, and Wright all were absolutely gobsmacked by pretty much every aspect of this gorgeous (but seriously bloody) film. Check out their review here.

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DIRECTED BY: Robert Eggers

STARRING: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, Willem Dafoe, Kate Dickie, Gustav Lindh, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Murray McArthur, Ian Gerald Whyte, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Doa Barney, Olwen Fouéré, Ralph Ineson

 

YOUR REVIEWERS

 

Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss)

Born in the wilds of northern Virginia, Chris managed to put all of his survival skills to use and barely escaped with his life to Austin Texas in 1992 where ever since he’s dabbled in everything from plumber’s assistant to sandwich maker, from band to bar management. An opportunity to see theatrical release films for free by becoming a critic on a local public access show called “The Reel Deal” turned into a full-time job when Chris and his friends decided to take it to the internet. They built the site Spill.com, adding multiple podcasts and animated features, to no small amount of success. During this time, a fortuitous friendship sprung up between Chris and young Brian Salisbury, who was also a local film critic, and they merged their forces of will, and their laundry list of ideas for shows, to eventually build this community of critics. While Brian eventually followed his heart to a new family, Chris continues on with a cast of colorful folks from all over the country (and a few others). You can also check out Chris in his videocast, along with Martin Thomas and Danni Danger, that One Of Us does with our friends at Bell of Lost Souls: Crossover Event. He also regularly guests on the video game website Rage Select. Follow Chris on Twitter and Facebook and check out his Amazon Wish List.

 

 

Ben Glasthal (Highly Suspect Review, Screener Squad, Breakfast Pub, Unstabletop Gamers, Video and Audio Editor)

Born in Boston, then ending up in Dallas, Texas in the early 2000s, Ben has always had a passion for film. He started in film school not long after where he launched MovieReelizations.com where he still writes reviews to this day. He’s since moved to Austin where he has been also hopping on podcasts and both editing and shooting videos for One of Us. A fan of films from almost all genres, and many that predate him more than makes sense, he is anything if not eclectic in what he’s watching at any point. For the rest of his free time, he can be found biking, drinking craft beer, being an amateur photographer,