Historian and politician John Dalberg Acton is quoted saying, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Is it possible he was reading William Shakespeare’s 1606 play Macbeth ...

A first-rate cast and stunning craftsmanship bring surging vitality to Shakespeare’s political thriller about an ambitious couple whose murderous power grab sends them spiraling into madness. By David ...

William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” may not be one of the most complex texts the Bard ever conceived, but it doesn’t mean the story isn’t compelling enough to be adapted and restaged countless times ...

Denzel Washington, at his magnificent best, looms like a colossus as Macbeth. Joel Coen’s triumphant film of “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” which just opened the New York Film Festival on its way to Apple ...

The four-time Oscar nominee makes her London stage debut, alongside James McArdle, in director Yaël Farber’s fresh take on the Scottish play. By Demetrios Matheou It speaks volumes for Saoirse Ronan’s ...

“Macbeth” is littered with casualties — and not only on the fictional battlefield. The tragedy has taken down a battalion of the finest directors and actors, who have fallen victim to the play’s real ...

Denzel Washington takes on the title character in Joel Coen's Bard-based film, The Tragedy of Macbeth, with murder-minded Lady Macbeth played by Coen's wife, Frances McDormand. This year has had lots ...

It sounds like a setup for a joke: A Coen brother, Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand decide to do Shakespeare. There’s no punchline, only the whump of film buffs hitting the floor, fainting from ...

Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand play a toxic power couple in Joel Coen’s crackling adaptation of Shakespeare’s Scottish play. By A.O. Scott When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...