Brilliantly performed by Irish cinema’s favourite odd couple Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, Martin McDonagh's latest is as dark and absurd as any Samuel Beckett play.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 17, 2025

...a low-key and often excessively deliberate endeavor that never quite becomes as engrossing or captivating as one might’ve anticipated...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 7, 2024

The comedy is a veil for deep, complex themes that give “The Banshees of Inisherin” humour and pathos. Among these are measured explorations on toxic masculinity, loneliness, and purpose.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 15, 2024

It’s a film that merrily embraces fairy tale elements, enveloping us in a grim fable where good and bad are murky concepts at best.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 3, 2024

Through the story of two friends, Martin McDonagh also tells a tale of an everyman who has to wrestle with the idea of being forgotten while continuing to dredge through life and grapple with innumerable absurdities that govern it.

| Jun 11, 2024

“The Banshees of Inisherin” does a superb job of empathizing with Padraic. He bears the burden of uncertainty and questioning his reality.

| Jun 8, 2024

There are no missteps here, and it is, without a doubt, the best movie of the year for my money.

| Feb 28, 2024

Raw and weird, it’s a mordant fable of friendship gone sour that will have you questioning your own mortality while simultaneously making you laugh until it makes you cry.

| Feb 13, 2024

The greatest tragedy of all is that one of the friends will sacrifice what made them special, only to become another banshee of Inisherin.

| Dec 29, 2023

A dark comedy, at times with a great dramatic component, that explores human relationships and interpersonal communication with a lot of charisma and in a highly entertaining way. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 19, 2023

McDonagh finds the perfect moments to insert humor, but the film’s comedic turns often serve to underscore the scope of the tragedy.

| Oct 26, 2023

A fascinating examination of male loneliness and hurt feelings.

| Sep 13, 2023

McDonagh uses the conflict between Pádraic and Colm to serve as a metaphor for the Irish Civil War. Brother against brother. Friends against friends. Their friendship loses itself in the fables of Inisherin forever.

| Sep 8, 2023

Its heartbreak is as potent as its comedy, both intertwined with the rhythms of the dialogue.

| Sep 5, 2023

It's delightful to watch these two character actors go back and forth...These two actors [Colin Farrell & Brendan Gleeson] are at the top of their game.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Aug 10, 2023

Colin Farrell’s performances lifts this quirk and dark comedy from Martin McDonagh.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 9, 2023

The Banshees of Inisherin, as the title implies, is about death, both literal and figurative, but it’s the sad demise of a friendship that forms the bedrock of this brilliant, often poignant, frequently funny Irish fable.

| Jul 26, 2023

Strikingly funny and heartbreakingly honest, Martin McDonagh returns to form by telling the tale of a non-romantic breakup, the sadness of being dumped, and the tricky business of dumping someone.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 25, 2023

Martin McDonagh explores the painful part of human relationships by finding the comedy and gore contained within.

| Jul 25, 2023

The Banshees of Inisherin is brilliant beyond belief. Darkly Hilarious, emotional, & Richly layered with themes of fate, friendship, & death. Colin & Brendan were stunning! Martin McDonagh though might of just directed & wrote his best film of his career

| Jul 25, 2023