The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin begins as a tale of inflated ego, but grows into an otherworldly tale of kindness and vanity. Farrell and Gleeson excel again under the direction of McDonagh. The superb dialogue, the search for the reason for it all and the very slowly escalating conflict are absorbing and, apart from a minor slower passage in the middle, it is an excellent piece of work. Burwell's minimalist music fits beautifully. (17/12/2022)

This film beautifully captures the soul of 1920s Ireland. Despair, isolation, and the bleakness of life on an island off the western Irish coast, with nothing but stones and the local pub at the center of it all. The setting is hauntingly somber, and the performances are outstanding across the board. The film is laced with pitch-black humor and thought-provoking moments that resonated with me. (13/03/2023)

How bad is it when even the village idiot won’t talk to you? Martin McDonagh's emerald gem, polished by kindness, pettiness, and sadness. The three gentlemen under the Celtic cross are excellent as expected, but the surprise is how Kerry Condon at least matched them. I give five severed fingers that have gradually knocked on the door of skepticism, suggesting that films with big hearts and capital Fs are no longer being made. (21/12/2022)

A perfect portrayal of that strange human behaviour, when a person does something that those around them don't understand, but at that moment it makes perfect sense to them. Martin McDonagh only needed another feature film with a polished script and sensational actors to say something others can't. And while there is no moment as powerful as Sam Rockwell's in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, it's a great film to reflect on for a long time afterwards – not because you want to understand it, but because you just want to think about it. (13/02/2023)

McDonagh hasn't made a bad movie yet. He's a whiz at turning even an uninteresting premise into an ambitious work that will storm the Oscars. I was honestly worried, as this is his most intimate film without violence, but he still managed to win me over. We get the most out of the actors here! Colin Farrell – clear Oscar, Barry Keoghan – second Oscar. The landscape of the Irish countryside is amazing (I enjoyed the rough Irish slang too), it's just close to my heart and that can impress me. What's great though is the insanely bizarre black and bitter humour, I laughed really loud a few times and some of the lines are brutal, and that's what makes it just so great. “Wasn't it so much easier when we was all on the same side, and it was just the English we was killin'?” Good film. 80%. (21/12/2022)