Those of you in the big markets, do go out and see this new adaption, by Ralph Fiennes, of the classic Shakespearean presentation of republican manliness and its tragic pitfalls.
Here’s a brief Christian meditation on the film.
And here are my somewhat pessimistic expectations for it that I aired some time ago. But do go see it, and do tell me what you think if you have.
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