Dialogue: 'Macbeth' and the Movies: Part Two
All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten Roman Polanski and Justin Kurzel's bold takes on 'Macbeth,' the two bloodiest adaptations of the play.
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In Review: 'Red Rocket,' 'West Side Story,' 'Being the Ricardos'
Sean Baker follows up 'The Florida Project' with a raucous dark comedy about a "suitcase pimp," Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner revive a Broadway classic, and Aaron Sorkin dips into TV history.
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.
The limits of "You have to see it on the big screen!"
We tend to talk about one type of theatrical experience, but my favorite post-vaccine screenings suggest a much wider range.
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.
The Year of Hamaguchi
With 'Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy' and 'Drive My Car,' Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi has made two of the best films of 2021.