Tag: Martin McDonagh
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The Banshees of Inisherin (****) is filled with rich performances
McDonagh shows an incredible grip on the allegory he portrays through Ireland of the past. He also knows how to get the most out of his extremely talented cast.
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (**1/2) is a take worth leaving
McDonagh has been effective in the past, with many of the same actors, even. He completely wastes Searcy, Dinklage and Hawkes here. If his writing seemed better in the past, it may have been due to more familiarity with the subjects. I wish the focus had been more on realistic characters, maybe punching up the…
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Seven Psychopaths: Sam Rockwell out-Walken’s Walken.
Seven Psychopaths – 2012 Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh Starring Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko The craziest notion in the film Seven Psychopaths is the idea that Colin Farrell is any sort of writer. I can buy the alcoholic part, even if it’s a cheap stereotype…
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