But it serves no critical or artistic purpose to judge the film - in theaters since Dec. 25 and debuting on AppleTV Jan. 14 - by what it may have been with Ethan Coen onboard

Stars align in 'The Tragedy of Macbeth,' with a mature and experienced cast meeting an austere and chilling cinematic universe that seems half real, half fantasy

Starring Denzel Washington and Francis McDormand, highly abstracted version of Shakespeare's classic reaches US theaters, will stream online January 14

Shakespeare adaptation starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand is a minimalist noir nightmare, cloaked in shadow and fog and filled with expressionist imagery