Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth is based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth, which was first published in 1623. The story follows a Scottish general named Macbeth (Washington), who discovers a trio of witches ...

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Denzel Washington, at his magnificent best, looms like a colossus as Macbeth. Joel Coen’s triumphant film of “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” which just opened the New York Film Festival on its way to Apple ...

The Tragedy of Macbeth 4.5 out of 5 Stars Director: Joel Coen Writers: Joel Coen, William Shakespeare Starring: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell, Brendan Gleeson, Kathryn Hunter ...

It’s a bold move to keep with tradition when Coen’s Macbeth is one of several dozen onscreen iterations, dating all the way back to J Stuart Blackton’s adaptation from 1908. But the director not only ...

The Tragedy of Macbeth is a masterpiece of incredible set design, fantastic lead performances, and giving the classic play that A24 horror sheen that makes all of their movies just a little unnerving.

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth has existed in many different iterations in the centuries since it was first put to paper. There have been modern interpretations that ditch the sing-songy language, and ...

Crows hover under the surface of the sun while a death-knell rings. The weird sisters (played brilliantly by Kathryn Hunter) begin their monologue foreshadowing what’s to come. Lord Macbeth (Denzel ...

Denzel Washington. Frances McDormand. Joel Coen. William Shakespeare. I could probably stop my review right there and you’d already want to see the movie with a two-time Oscar winner working with the ...

Macbeth is Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy, and it tells the story of ruthless ambition that spurs a chain of murders. When Scottish general Macbeth is visited by three witches, or “weird sisters,” who ...

Near the end of Act I of Shakespeare’s Scottish Play, Macbeth contemplates the price that may be paid for his unchecked ambition and lust for power: “I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent but ...