Hamnet’s Power is in Its Emotional Immediacy, Not Historical Accuracy

As we head into the climax of Oscar season, the charges against Hamnet only seem to intensify. Detractors have called Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of the 2020 novel by Maggie O’Farrell “Shakespeare fan fiction,” decrying everything from its imposition of modern marital roles onto 16th century England to the design of playbills to Paul Mescal as […] The post Hamnet’s Power is in Its Emotional Immediacy, Not Historical Accuracy appeared first on Den of Geek.