Tom Jolliffe looks at the similarities between The Northman and Conan the Barbarian. Spoilers follow… Robert Eggers has released his long awaited third movie. After success and masses of acclaim for his small scale masterworks The Witch and The Lighthouse, Eggers has gone large scale in his third outing. The Northman is a big budget […]
Conan the Barbarian: An underrated work of art which ushered in a decade of imitators
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Conan The Barbarian, often overlooked for its artistic merits… There were a number of archetypal films which became popular during the 80’s. Some fads lasted longer than others, whilst some died out. The success of First Blood (but more-so Part 2) would usher in a stream of one […]