THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH (2021) ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Joel Coen
Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell,
Bertie Carvel, Brendan Gleeson, Corey Hawkins,
Harry Melling, Moses Ingram, Kathryn Hunter
Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane and Macbeth goes on a murderous rampage, hoping to dodge a witch's curse. (It doesn't do any good.) Duncan gets it in the throat, Macduff's wife and kids are slaughtered, and Mrs. Macbeth can't seem to get rid of that damned spot. It's blood everywhere, really, in black and white, with spare sets, ominous music by Carter Burwell, and lots of mist and fog. Apart from Frances cracking up, the character you won't forget real soon is the witch played by Kathryn Hunter. You'll see why.
