The Tragedy of Macbeth x Throne of Blood

2022-01-28

Welcome back to the Morgue! Double, double, toil and trouble. It’s a bloody day as the Morticians take on two cinematic adaptations of William Shakespeare’s “Scottish play”; both in grayscale and boasting formidable casts, but with 65 years and a wealth of cultural difference between them. No more boasting like a fool—this episode you’ll play before the purpose cools! Scrub in! TIMESTAMPS [0:00 - 20:40] Intro & News! ‘Scream’ vs ‘No Way Home’ at the box office; del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ teaser; a...

Welcome back to the Morgue!

Double, double, toil and trouble. It’s a bloody day as the Morticians take on two cinematic adaptations of William Shakespeare’s “Scottish play”; both in grayscale and boasting formidable casts, but with 65 years and a wealth of cultural difference between them. No more boasting like a fool—this episode you’ll play before the purpose cools! Scrub in!

TIMESTAMPS

[0:00 - 20:40] Intro & News! ‘Scream’ vs ‘No Way Home’ at the box office; del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ teaser; and a tribute to shitty movie theaters in remembrance of the Court Street RPX in Brooklyn.

[20:53 - 48:25] ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ (2021) dir. Joel Coen

[48:35 - 1:09:10] ‘Throne of Blood’ (1957) dir. Akira Kurosawa

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