“The Tragedy of Macbeth” Review

Joel Coen’s take on Shakespeare appears simultaneously as the grandest and minimalist of adaptations to date. It boasts a fantastic ensemble cast who all deliver the old text with great vigor. It’s staged in a prestige glaze of black and white with a 4:3 aspect ratio. It features simplistic sets that are barely visible as the haze and fog drown out the background. In a movie landscape with so many overblown spectacles, there’s something rather unique about seeing a film very simplistic in its v...