The Banshees of Inisherin
2022
****
Director: Martin McDonagh
Cast: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Gary Lydon, Pat Shortt, Sheila Flitton, Bríd Ní Neachtain, Jon Kenny
While the Irish Civil War rages on the mainland, up to now things have been calmer on the island of Inisherin. Colm and Pádraic have been best friends for years, but one day Colm faces an existential crisis and decides to cut all ties to Pádraic. Martin McDonagh reunites with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, the stars of his overrated debut In Bruges. His fourth feature is a lovely character study, which is intermittently funny, tragic, and moving. McDonagh stretches the thin premise to the limit, but his film is beautifully shot and terrifically acted (Farrell and Keoghan are the standouts).
