The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, 2022)

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Rating: Q=8, P=6 / Can't Get Enough

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Complex Relationships, War, Mental Health, Ireland, 1920s, Dark Comedy

There aren't many films being made today that can pull off a gut-wrenching, serious drama and also makes you laugh and cringe. Martin McDonagh does this masterfully with The Banshees of Inisherin. He has captured the stark, lonely, and also beautiful setting of Inisherin and shows us how isolation and the often mundane human experience can lead to unending wars. 

This film is about battles--civil war, a fight between two men, a struggle between family and independence, a war between father and son, and the hardest battle of all: the crisis of age and impending death. With so many battles humans often forget why they are fighting... this film will stay with you for days. Incredible performances by Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. Masterful cinema.

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