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Dialogue: 'Macbeth' and the Movies: Part Two

Dialogue: 'Macbeth' and the Movies: Part Two

Scott Tobias Keith Phipps

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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Minding the Gaps: 'The Devil Is a Woman' (1935)

Minding the Gaps: 'The Devil Is a Woman' (1935)

Keith Phipps

Marlene Dietrich and Josef von Sternberg's landmark seven-film collaboration reached an end with this tale of a Spanish femme fatale.

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In Review: 'Red Rocket,' 'West Side Story,' 'Being the Ricardos'

In Review: 'Red Rocket,' 'West Side Story,' 'Being the Ricardos'

Scott Tobias Keith Phipps

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.

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Dialogue: 'Macbeth' and the Movies: Part One

Dialogue: 'Macbeth' and the Movies: Part One

Scott Tobias Keith Phipps

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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The limits of "You have to see it on the big screen!"

The limits of "You have to see it on the big screen!"

Scott Tobias

We tend to talk about one type of theatrical experience, but my favorite post-vaccine screenings suggest a much wider range.

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In Review: 'Benedetta,' 'The Hand of God,' 'Flee'

In Review: 'Benedetta,' 'The Hand of God,' 'Flee'

Scott Tobias Keith Phipps

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.

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