The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
“Breezy” is a word you would never use to describe The Banshees of Inisherin, or any of Martin McDonagh’s work. The playwright turned writer-director of film is about as misanthropic and cynical as they come. And yet, people love his work.
The Banshees of Inisherin is a movie that involves self-mutilation that still managed to make more than double its budget at the box office and earned eight Oscar nominations, including for Best Picture.
It won zero of them, but maybe it was too dark for the 2022 Oscars, when people coming out of a pandemic were just looking for things to celebrate? McDonagh’s bitter story of a friendship falling part is excellent, but in no way nice or fun.
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