07-12-2025 00:21 via roccitymag.com

REVIEW | In “Hamnet,” the play is, ultimately, the thing

The last third of director Chloé Zhao’s film “Hamnet” takes place in London, specifically at the Globe Theatre, where Agnes (Jessie Buckley) has traveled from Stratford to see what her husband’s latest play could possibly be about. That play is, of course, “Hamlet,” and it’s not a spoiler to note that this husband is William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal). He’s been living apart from their family for years, honing his craft (among other endeavor
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