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SHOCKING: Inisherin - What They Never Told You

‘The best WHAT?’: Banshees of Inisherin director says Irish crew disagreed with ‘British’ Bafta category name

Martin McDonagh accepted the Bafta award for Outstanding British Film on Sunday 19 February

The Independent UK

Viewers switch off Banshees of Inisherin as they complain to IFCO over portrayal of Irish as idiots

IFCO received a host of complaints about the Oscar-nominated film, including for its portrayal of Irish people

Irish Mirror

Joy in Ireland after country’s film talents bag 14 Oscar nominations

Strong showing for Irish actors and directors, with one film, The Banshees of Inisherin, up for nine awards

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The Quiet Girl is first Irish language feature film to be nominated for an Oscar

Other Irish talent leading the way came from Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson for The Banshees Of Inisherin and Paul Mescal for Aftersun.

The Independent UK

Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson reunite as ex-friends in The Banshees of Inisherin, a black comedy with a twist

Ever since they shared the big screen in Martin McDonagh's 2008 cult classic In Bruges, the pair have shared a lasting friendship, but they haven't starred together again – until now.

ABC News

The Banshees of Inisherin: A tale of madness, brotherhood and companionship turned dark

Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson give powerful performances in this story of brotherhood and companionship, turned to hate and violence.

The New Daily

Triangle of Sadness, The Banshees of Inisherin and Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: the biggest films coming to Australia on Boxing Day

Australian distributors save the best for the holidays. Here’s our guide to what’s about to hit a screen near you

The Guardian - AU

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You need to watch the most devastating war movie of the year on HBO Max ASAP

This modern spin on the tragic folktale is destined to snap up awards.

Inverse

Friends are good for us … so why do many men have none at all?

Best pals in 1920s rural Ireland fall out spectacularly in the acclaimed film The Banshees of Inisherin. A century on, surely the attitudes of the modern male have moved on?

The Guardian - UK

‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ review: A grudge match of an Irish Civil War pits Colin Farrell against Brendan Gleeson

Friendships dissolve for a litany of reasons. Exasperation. Envy. Fallen scales from gradually or suddenly clearer eyes. Sometimes it’s a last straw; sometimes, an entire bale of hay, parked in plain sight, unnoticed for years.

Chicago Tribune

‘The Banshees of Inisherin’: Gleeson, Farrell make magic again as old pals at odds

The great actors revive their mesmerizing interplay, surrounded by breathtaking Irish scenery and a brilliant ensemble cast.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ review: Farrell, Gleeson deliver masterful performances

Martin McDonagh’s wickedly clever and unexpectedly touching “The Banshees of Inisherin” begins with a sudden death — of a friendship. Padraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson), longtime neighbors on a small island off the coast of Ireland, have been friends for many years, until one day suddenly they aren’t.…

Tribune News Service

The Banshees of Inisherin review – flawless tragicomedy of male friendship gone sour

Three Billboards and In Bruges writer-director Martin McDonagh reunites Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell in this deliciously melancholy tale set in remotest 1920s Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Review: In buddy breakup drama 'The Banshees of Inisherin,' all's Farrell in love and war

It's hardly an original insight to note that "The Banshees of Inisherin," Martin McDonagh's caustic and mournful new movie, is also his latest work to give its location top billing. Longtime admirers of this British-Irish writer-director's stage work know his fondness for regionally specific titles like "The Cripple of Inishmaan"…

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Review: Halloween Ends and The Banshees of Inisherin

Return of the Big Figure, and Colin Farrell at a new peak.

The Independent UK

The Banshees of Inisherin star Colin Farrell calls 14-minute standing ovation ‘embarrassing’ and ‘amazing’

‘It was excruciating but it really was an appreciative thing from the heart,’ added Brendan Gleeson

The Independent UK

The Banshees of Inisherin: The movie that reunited Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson with their In Bruges director

Film received a 13-minute standing ovation, the longest of any film to premiere at Venice Film Festival

The Guardian - UK

The Banshees of Inisherin review – a Guinness-black comedy of male pain

Venice film festival: Martin McDonagh reunites Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in remotest Ireland for an oddball study of isolation and hurt

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