Oh boy - a highly stylized, black and white Shakespeare adaptation from A24, that we got to see early, in IMAX? It's like our own personal bat signal was shot into the clouds. This adaptation is fantastic, and we've got the full breakdown for you in this episode. Denzel Washington gives a controversial, unorthodox performance that divides Cam and Maggie, but they are united in their love of for this version of the three witches. Maggie discusses the architecture and style of the production through an art history lens, and then Cam works through a textual analysis that reveals a major character change in this version. Let's just say that Joel Coen gave a minor character a huge promotion and made himself his own Littlefinger. We also discuss the film's strong statements on prophecy and a dozen perfect, quiet moments in between the verse that have been weaponized for fresh characterization and commentary.

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