The kid could inspire any number of green shades to color the old monster bedeviling Othello. If Washington seems still to be finding a steadier approach to the Moor, Gyllenhaal, as the great villain ...

(For those unfamiliar with “Othello,” serious spoilers follow.) It’s the resentment-riddled Iago, the ultimate disgruntled employee, who takes command of his commander, and pretty much ...