The Banshees of Inisherin

Manuel São Bento

8.0

October 23, 2022

MORE SPOILER-FREE MINI-REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/other-films-watched-lff-2022 "The Banshees of Inisherin is a classic tragicomedy from Martin McDonagh: genuinely hilarious and deceptively inconsequential until it ceases to be. Despite the expected tonal shift, the narrative follows an even darker path than e...

CinemaSerf

7.0

October 24, 2022

I really did enjoy this film, but I can't say I am entirely sure what the point of it was...! Colin Farrell is "Pádraic", a man who routinely spends his days down the pub with his friend "Colm" (Brendan Gleeson) before returning home to their small dairy farm where he lives with his itchy-footed sister "Siobhan" (Kerry Condon). Out of the...

Nathan

9.0

January 06, 2023

The Banshees of Inisherin is a stellar film with fantastic cinematography, tremendous performances, and an intriguing plot that will stay with viewers long past the credits. The stories set up does a fantastic job at engaging the audience, we feel for Padraic, truly wanting to know why his lifelong friend would "ghost" him. This sense of ...

badelf

10.0

February 21, 2023

This is one of the most brilliant movies I've seen in a long time. I understand why some people might not fully appreciate the story (which reminds me of Aronofsky's Black Swan in that it's a painfully slow descent into Hell). I find this film as complex as a fine scotch, or a fine wine. The top note is, of course, the beautiful visuals c...

Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

10.0

April 22, 2023

**By: Louisa Moore / www.ScreenZealots.com** _This film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival_ Writer and director Martin McDonagh is no stranger to creating stories that find humor in darkness. In fact, it’s arguably what he does best. With his latest film “The Banshees of Inisherin,” McDonagh captures the sadness...

r96sk

9.0

August 04, 2024

Been waiting ages to watch this, ever since its release really. Finally I have and <em>'The Banshees of Inisherin'</em> is as great as I expected it to be. Terrific viewing. There's not really much more to add to what I'm sure has been said by many, many others. All I can say is that I had a grand time watching it all unfold, it is exp...