Wild Horse Nine
2026
*****
Director: Martin McDonagh
Cast: John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits, Parker Posey, Mariana di Girolamo, Ailín Salas, Samuel Wayt, Paola Giannini, Liam Marcy
Shortly before the 1973 military coup in Chile, two CIA agents, Chris and Lee, take a trip from Santiago to Easter Island. Lee feels compelled to look after Chris, who is dying of cancer and openly sharing the agency's past and future secrets. Martin McDonagh's fifth feature is like a combination of his previous works, In Bruges and The Banshees of Inisherin. The film delivers a lovely blend of dark comedy, melancholia, political intrigue, and drama, and it explores loyalty, friendship, and guilt. John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell both give terrific performances.
