Tag: movies set in Ireland
In Hokum, The Only Thing Creepier Than Ireland Is Confronting One’s Past
Although Damian McCarthy’s third film, Hokum, doesn’t start out in Ireland (nor does the first hair-raising scene begin there), it isn’t until his complex protagonist, [Read More…]
Irish Wish: Mean Girls and Freaky Friday “Plotlines” Collide With Others Amidst a Backdrop of Irish and Rom-Com Stereotypes, Non Sequiturs
Saint Patrick’s Day is perhaps famously lacking in movies centered on it as a “holiday” for good reason (see: Leprechaun as part of that good [Read More…]
Breaking Free of A Friendship Prison Is Especially Challenging on an Island: The Banshees of Inisherin
It’s a simple, yet largely unaddressed subject matter: when one friend wants out of a long-standing friendship and the other doesn’t. But now, Martin McDonagh’s [Read More…]
