Tag Archives: Martin McDonagh

The Banshees of Inisherin review — Irish idyll is a gem

November 5, 2022 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh | 109 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | Disney + and Crave A version of this review appeared on FITI in September during the Toronto International Film Festival. This film was shot in Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland. The story is set on… Read More

The Banshees of Inisherin, The Wonder reviews, #TIFF22

September 15, 2022 flawintheiris

A couple of Ireland-shot period movies today, both of which feature old houses burning down. Otherwise, they're quite different. The Banshees of Inisherin | Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh | 109 min I learned today that Inisherin, the island where this yarn is set, is fictional. It was shot in Inishmore, the largest of… Read More

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri review — McDormand’s great in dark comedy

November 27, 2017 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh | 115 min | Crave Plus It'll be a surprise to no one that Irish/Brit filmmaker McDonagh, of In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths fame (not to be confused with his brother, John Michael, who gave us Calvary and War On Everyone) got his start in theatre. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing… Read More