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‘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

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Where was ‘The Banshees Of Inisherin’ filmed in Ireland?

Martin McDonagh’s latest dark comedy is set against a rugged Irish backdrop

The Independent UK

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

On my radar: Emily Beecham’s cultural highlights

The Pursuit of Love actor on her favourite tapas restaurant, a podcast about failed auditions and a revealing new history of female artists

The Guardian - UK

What links Colin Farrell to Sex and the City and a pint of plain?

Brendan Gleeson, Swedish drama and a plate of potted crab bring us all the way back to the rugged west of Ireland

The Guardian - UK

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Banshees of Inisherin star Colin Farrell says some scenes were 'awful' to film

'Martin [McDonagh] throws you into some very dark corners'

Dublin Live

Movie review: A friendship fails in top-notch ‘Banshees of Inisherin’

Director, playwright, screenwriter and four-time Academy Award nominee, Irishman Martin McDonagh is back after the Oscar-nominated triumph that was “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017) with the Ireland-set, pitch-black comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin.” The film reunites actors Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, whose performances helped make his acclaimed 2008…

Boston Herald

The making of Colin Farrell: How the actor quietly went from top of the flops to king of the silver screen

The Irish actor hasn’t always picked his parts well - but he’s starting to. Maddy Mussen charts his rise to fame, and how he’s managed to get a hold on it

Evening Standard

Colin Farrell says some days working on Banshees of Inisherin were 'awful' as he lifts lid on intense process

'Martin (McDonagh) throws you into some very dark corners'

Irish Mirror

The Guide #57: Is it just me, or is everything we watch getting more gory?

In this week’s newsletter: Martin McDonagh’s sad, funny Banshees of Inisherin has unexpected moments of true gruesomeness – just like every other hit these days

The Guardian - UK

Banshees of Inisherin: Tickets, reviews, and all you need to know about the star-studded film

The black comedy-drama received rave reviews after it premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival

Dublin Live

Inside Brendan Gleeson's private life as The Banshees of Inisherin hit cinemas - surprising past career, wife, famous sons and net worth

Filmed in the late summer of 2021 on Achill in Co Mayo and Inis Mór in County Galway, the movie has already received a 15-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival and has been credited as one of Brendan's greatest performances

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Irish Mirror

Inside Colin Farrell's private life as new film Banshees of Inisherin hits cinemas - marriage rumours, children's health battle and net worth

The 46-year-old plays Pádraig, a simple man who is left utterly devastated and confused when friend Colm – played by Brendan Gleeson – dumps him for no apparent reason

Irish Mirror

Movie director Martin McDonagh reacts to rumours The Banshees of Inisherin is set to clean up at the Oscars

Martin, Kerry Condon, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are rumoured to be headed for Oscar glory next year

Los Angeles Times

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"…

The Independent UK

The Banshees of Inisherin review: A Martin McDonagh film equal to In Bruges – if not better

The British-Irish director reunites his ‘In Bruges’ stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson for a film heart-wrenching in its simplicity

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Irish Mirror

Martin McDonagh says he wrote The Banshees of Inisherin so Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson could work together again

The duo starred in In Bruges 14 years ago - and are now appearing in the black comedy

Los Angeles Times

Colin Farrell doesn't have many 'true friends.' But Brendan Gleeson is one

On the surface, Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell have little in common beyond their Irish heritage. Separated by more than 20 years, Gleeson is a consummate character actor who didn't begin acting in films until middle age and has maintained a low profile, while Farrell was shot out of a…

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: should race have a place in dating preferences? That’s the Unapologetic question

Yinka Bokinni and Zeze Millz’s brilliant late-night debate show leans into a remark by actor John Boyega. Plus: the contest for Britain’s Best Woodworker gets mightier. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Independent UK

McDonagh, Farrell, Gleeson get 'Bruges' band back together

“Time be flyin’,” it’s said in Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin."

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The Guardian - UK

‘Next, I’m playing a human being’: Justin H Min on ghosts, androids and the power of silence

After his role as a lovable ghost in the Netflix superhit The Umbrella Academy, Justin H Min now stars as an android in After Yang. But informing these nuanced performances are some very real human life experiences, as Aaron Hicklin finds out

Dublin Live

Brendan O'Carroll opens up about the emotional reason behind why he 'started being funny'

The renowned funny man behind the massive Mrs Brown's Boys franchise sat down with Ryan Tubridy on Friday night

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