2022 · drama · comedy
The Banshees of Inisherin
Directed by Martin McDonagh1h 54m2022
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
Our read: The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) reads as a sombre, measured, inventive drama · comedy entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / comedy, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
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