Sure it’s cool when directors go outside their wheelhouse and try their hand at different genres, but sometimes when it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, and that’s clearly how Martin McDonagh operates. “Wild Horse Nine” stars Sam Rockwell and John Malkovich as two CIA agents tasked with doing recon on Easter Island ahead of the Chilean… Continue reading ‘Wild Horse Nine’ Review: A Tender and Hilarious Ride
Martin McDonagh seems to always be making movies that draw controversy, so if enjoying all of them gets me cancelled then so be it! “The Banshees of Inisherin” is the latest film from writer/director Martin McDonagh, and reunites his “In Brudges” pair of Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. Set in 1923, the film follows two… Continue reading ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Review: Sharp, Dark, and Poignant
How can anyone not love Sam Rockwell? “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” stars Frances McDormand as a grieving mother of a recently murdered daughter. After no arrests are made by the police after several months, she takes out ads on three billboards in order to draw public attention to the case. Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell,… Continue reading ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ is a Pitch Black-if Not Quite Pitch Perfect-Dark Comedy
