Ari Hoffman raves about the new film Nuremberg, calling it a rare, old-school epic with jaw-dropping CGI that makes bombed-out 1945 Germany look utterly real. Russell Crowe disappears into Hermann Göring, Rami Malek redeems himself as the Nazi psychiatrist, and Michael Shannon dominates as the presiding justice. The acting is superb, the production values are through the roof, and it’s the first movie Hoffman’s seen where heavy CGI doesn’t look fake. But he’s deeply worried: at just $3.9M opening weekend and a 2-hour-38-minute runtime, this grown-up drama has no clear audience in today’s blockbuster-or-bust market. With an all-white cast disqualifying it from many Oscar categories and nothing else drawing crowds, Hoffman fears Nuremberg could be the last big historical drama Hollywood ever bothers to make. His verdict: see it however you can—theater or couch—because movies this good are becoming extinct.
Listen to the full review here:
DIRECTED BY: James Vanderbilt
STARRING: Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Wrenn Schmidt, Lydia Peckham, with Richard E. Grant, and Michael Shannon
SYNOPSIS: The Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor, Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring the Nazi regime answers for the unveiled horrors of the Holocaust while a US Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Herman Göring (Russell Crowe).
NUREMBERG will open on November 7th, 2025
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 148 minutes
You can watch the trailer here!
