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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Plot Summary: On a remote Irish island in 1923, two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly decides to end their friendship, with devastating and bizarre consequences that may or may not be connected to the Irish Civil War raging on the mainland. Director: Martin McDonagh Screenplay: Martin McDonagh Cinematography: Ben Davis Music: Carter Burwell Producers: Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Martin McDonagh Starring: Colin Farrell as PΓ‘draic SΓΊilleabhΓ‘in Brendan Gleeson as Colm Doherty Kerry Condon as SiobhΓ‘n SΓΊilleabhΓ‘in Barry Keoghan as Dominic Kearney Pat Shortt as Jonjo Devine Sheila Flitton as Mrs. McCormick Gary Lydon as Peadar Kearney   ***SPOILER ALERT*** So... What the Hell Was That About? Alright folks, I'm digging this one out of the 2023 archives. I watched The Banshees of Inisherin ...

Bring Them Down (2024)

Plot Summary: A bleak Irish revenge thriller about two neighboring families on a godforsaken patch of land who let a petty beef spiral into absolute mayhem, told through a non-linear split narrative that forces viewers to question who the real villain is. Director: Christopher Andrews Screenplay: Christopher Andrews Story By: Christopher Andrews, Jonathan Hourigan Cinematography: Nick Cooke Music: Hannah Peel Producers: Ivana MacKinnon, Jacob Swan Hyam, Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, Jean-Yves Roubin, Cassandre Warnauts Starring: Christopher Abbott as Michael O'Shea Youssef Quinn as young Michael Barry Keoghan as Jack Colm Meaney as Ray O'Shea Nora-Jane Noone as Caroline Grace Daly as young Caroline Paul Ready as Gary Aaron Heffernan as Lee Susan Lynch as Peggy O'Shea   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Grim, ...

Belfast (2021)

Belfast is a 2021 British/Irish coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. The film stars CaitrΓ­ona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, CiarΓ‘n Hinds, Colin Morgan, and newcomer Jude Hill. The film, which Branagh has described as his "most personal film", follows a young boy's childhood in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the beginning of The Troubles in 1969. The film received seven nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning for Best Original Screenplay. It was named one of the best films of 2021 by the National Board of Review. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast_(film) A nine-year-old boy must chart a path towards adulthood through a world that has suddenly turned upside down. His stable and loving community and everything he thought he understood about life is changed forever but joy, laughter, music and the formative magic of the movies remain. source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/...

Good Vibrations (2012)

Good Vibrations is a 2013 UK film written by Colin Carberry and Glenn Patterson and directed by Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn. It stars Richard Dormer, Jodie Whittaker, Adrian Dunbar, Liam Cunningham, Karl Johnson and Dylan Moran. This comedy drama is based on the life of Terri Hooley, a record-store owner instrumental in developing Belfast's punk-rock scene. Much of the music is provided by bands released by the Good Vibrations label, such as "Big Time", "I Spy" and "The Pressure's On" by Rudi, "Self Conscious Over You", "Justa Nother Teenage Rebel" and "You're A Disease" by The Outcasts and "Teenage Kicks" by The Undertones. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Vibrations_(film) A chronicle of Terri Hooley's life, a record-store owner instrumental in developing Belfast's punk-rock scene. source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1920945/ F: The first question that come...

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