Dialogue: 'Macbeth' and the Movies: Part One
The first of our three-part conversation about screen versions of 'Macbeth,' leading up to the new Joel Coen adaptation, kicks off with Orson Welles and Akira Kurosawa.
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In Review: 'Benedetta,' 'The Hand of God,' 'Flee'
Paul Verhoeven's foray into nunsploitation is sacralicious, Paolo Sorrentino revisits a bittersweet childhood, and a Danish animated doc tells the story of an Afghan refugee.
“Ain’t That Hard”: The Teenage Wasteland of 'Menace II Society'
With their debut, now making a return appearance via the Criterion Collection, the Hughes Brothers created a potent mix of queasy thrills and haunting despair
The Short Goodbye: The Disappearing of 'Let It Be'
Disliked by the Beatles and released to a confused public mourning the band’s break-up, Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s documentary has been pushed to the margins for decades. But is that treatment deserved?
In Review: 'The Power of the Dog,' 'C'mon, C'mon,' 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife'
In this week's reviews, Jane Campion evokes the tortured masculinity of 'The Piano,' Mike Mills hits the road, and Jason Reitman returns to his father's wheezing franchise.