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Running Time: 105 minutes
This film is currently playing in limited release at theaters and will begin streaming on Apple TV+ on Jan. 14.
Of all of the plays ever written, Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” is one of the most enduring and famous. It has been performed countless times and has been adapted to film on several occasions (perhaps most notably in a 1971 feature starring Jon Finch). So, one would think that nothing new could be done with this very familiar source material. While that assumption is true to an extent, “The Tragedy of Macbeth” still manages to exceed expectations.
For those unfamiliar with the original story, it involves a noble...