William Shakespeare

Oscar-Nominated Shakespeare Expert Brutally Disses ‘Hamnet’

The legendary actor dismissed the movie for improbability: “I don’t quite get it.”

Owen Mason-Hill

A photo illustration of Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley in Hamnet.

How ‘Hamnet’ Exhumes Shakespeare’s Real-Life Stomping Ground

We visited the birthplace of William Shakespeare to summon the playwright’s spirit in the town where he lived—and which comes back to life in the buzzy new movie.

Emma Fraser

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in "Hamnet"

KLEENEX ALERT

The Movie Ending Leaving Audiences in a Puddle of Tears

Why everyone is talking about that devastating finale of “Hamnet.”

Chris Feil

Jessie Buckley stars as Agnes and Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare in Hamnet.

GET THEE TO A NUNNERY

The Big Alternative to Your Thanksgiving Weekend Movie Plans

Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture.

Kevin Fallon

NOT TO BE

Shakespeare Would Not Approve of Paul Mescal’s ‘Hamnet’ Film

The film, a “Hamlet” origin story, is overflowing with over-the-top histrionics.

Nick Schager

STARRY NIGHT

Peter Dinklage Is Performing Hilarious Shakespeare—for Free

Shakespeare in the Park finally reopens with a hilarious “Twelfth Night” starring Dinklage, Lupita Nyong’o, Sandra Oh, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

Tim Teeman

William Shakespeare

Oscar-Nominated Shakespeare Expert Brutally Disses ‘Hamnet’

How ‘Hamnet’ Exhumes Shakespeare’s Real-Life Stomping Ground

The Movie Ending Leaving Audiences in a Puddle of Tears

The Big Alternative to Your Thanksgiving Weekend Movie Plans

Shakespeare Would Not Approve of Paul Mescal’s ‘Hamnet’ Film

Peter Dinklage Is Performing Hilarious Shakespeare—for Free

Denzel’s ‘Othello’ Isn’t Worth Its $900 Ticket Prices

They Staged a Shakespeare Play Inside a Violent Video Game

There’s Not Much to Love About ‘Romeo + Juliet’ on Broadway

Sir Ian McKellen Is Crediting a Fat Suit for Protecting Him

What Should Jill Biden Do Now?