Macbeth (Blu-ray Review)
March 7th, 2016 by Aaron Neuwirth
There have been more than ten film adaptations of Macbeth and all sorts of media that has taken on the story (or parts of it) in a new way. This version from director Justin Kurzel has a lot of good things, but other factors that take away from a film I really wanted to like. Now this version, which stars Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard is available on Blu-ray for all to check out.
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