The Tragedy of Macbeth
New and Notable
Where: Apple TV+
What: Movie, 105 mins.
When: Now
Genre: Shakespearean tragedy
Why you should watch: Legendary auteur and cheap wine pitchman Orson Welles made a version of Macbeth in the mid 1940s, around the same time as his magnificent film, The Third Man. If the great filmmaker were alive today, this is the film he might have made with top-of-their-game actors Francis McDormand and Denzel Washington masterfully playing key roles. Shot in stark and beautiful black and white that feels like the colour has been surgically drained from it (like removing blood), writer, director and McDormand’s spouse Joel Cohen — working without his brother for the first time — delivers a disturbing and compelling film that justifies dusting off the Bard. Watch with subtitles on and count on major Oscar buzz, especially for Washington.
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