Nothing foul about Coen’s adaptation
“Fair is foul, and foul is fair.” A sinister sounding voice whispers this line to open Joel Coen’s latest film, “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” This adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is currently streaming on Apple TV+, and it is absolutely spectacular. The story of Macbeth is fairly straightforward. If you need a refresher from your high school reading of the play, here is a quick overview. Macbeth (Denzel Washington) receives a prophecy from three witches (Kathryn Hunter) that he is to become the king of Scotland. To achieve this goal, he must murder Duncan (Bendan Gleeson) ...