Elena Mottola

TEARJERKER

Chloé Zhao and Bradley Cooper Go Super Deep on Hamnet

February 25, 2026

The Oscar-winning director has made her most personal film yet, all Jungian symbolism and dirt under fingernails. Steven Spielberg, who produced the movie, says she’s the only director who could’ve pulled it off. Bradley Cooper, who interviewed her the day after she won a Golden Globe, agrees.