Joel Coen's adaptation pushes the mythic parameters of the story, turning it into an existential thriller of strange and potent beauty.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 19, 2024

A hardened neo-noir from a time before noir had a name. It’s a story of self-made losers striking at glory, but who, through hubris and self-doubt, are unable to hold on to it.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 4, 2024

A haunting scene in a beautifully haunted film....

| Jul 3, 2024

Coen’s direction at times puts you into a mesmerizing gaze that never lets up. Denzel should be in contention for Best Actor but overall I’m not a #Shakespeare fan & was hoping for something a little more unique

| Jul 26, 2023

The film’s neat, sleek facade takes away the passion and sadly comes off as calculated, contained, and lacking in grandeur. A technical marvel and acting showcase, The Tragedy of Macbeth adds nothing new to this famous tale.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 25, 2023

In The Tragedy of Macbeth, Coen's expertise allows him to paint a threatening world with an inspired and confident brush.

| Jul 24, 2023

The Tragedy of Macbeth is a mesmerizing technical masterpiece that could have benefited from a distinct take on the well-known Shakespearean tale.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 23, 2023

Washington and McDormand bring a dramatic interpretation of the tragic tale. When the two actors are on screen, not a moment is wasted.

| Jul 21, 2023

It grabs a hold of you by the collar and keeps you focused through Bruno Delbonnel’s dark cinematography and performances that feel it’s straight from the horse’s mouth of great Shakespearean interpreters like Olivier and Branagh.

| Feb 21, 2023

The movie completely loses whatever energy it had to begin with when McDormand exits, because she was bringing the thrust and momentum of pure anger to the drama.

| Feb 17, 2023

Denzel Washington gives a thunderous performance in Joel Coen’s stamp on Shakespeare.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 21, 2022

Artistically, The Tragedy of Macbeth is a near-flawless piece of filmmaking, and it's additionally powered by a pair towering turns from Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Sep 1, 2022

The elder Coen brings his proven visual and screenwriting know-how to some well-traveled material, joining two Oscar winners to put a new spin on a timeless Shakespeare’s tragedy. The results are wickedly satisfying.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 16, 2022

Something astonishing this way comes... another masterwork full of sound and fury signifying everything.

| Jul 8, 2022

The Tragedy of Macbeth is great. The film has stunning cinematography, immersive production design, and strong performances from both Washington and McDormand. Coen delivered on a visually unique adaption of Shakespeare’s work.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 21, 2022

A strange film in the best sense, it's daring, and it captures Shakespeare's spirit, that man who knew everything about human nature... [Full review in Spanish]

| Jun 16, 2022

The way Joel Coen was able to combine a stage play and cinematic experience is unlike anything I've seen.

| Original Score: A | Jun 9, 2022

A film whose sole purpose is to instill doubt in all things. [Full review in Spanish]

| May 16, 2022

Shapes the exploration of the vicissitudes of ambition that takes shape in cruelty: the sweet taste of power, which is ephemeral, and the bitterness of accessing it through crime. 

| Original Score: 90/100 | May 12, 2022

The world of The Tragedy of Macbeth is a stark one, colored in with shadows. Its hermetic and stage-y a strength, I think. Here we see how the bounds of Shakespeare, film, and acting swell to tell such a story.

| Apr 5, 2022