{"id":67294,"date":"2022-09-06T03:25:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T03:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/colin-farrell-and-brendan-gleesons-oscars-chances-for-the-banshees-of-inisherin\/"},"modified":"2022-09-06T03:25:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T03:25:01","slug":"colin-farrell-and-brendan-gleesons-oscars-chances-for-the-banshees-of-inisherin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/colin-farrell-and-brendan-gleesons-oscars-chances-for-the-banshees-of-inisherin\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson’s Oscars Chances for ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\tIf Colin Farrell doesn’t get an Oscar nom this year for \u201cThe Banshees of Inisherin,\u201d he never will. That was all I could think after watching his work in Martin McDonagh’s latest dark comedy.<\/p>\n

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\tAnd who would have thought that Farrell and Brendan Gleeson would become the perfect comedic duo of our day? I thought the pair’s magic in \u201cIn Bruges\u201d (2008) was a one-hit wonder, but with \u201cThe Banshees of Inisherin,\u201d the two men have recaptured their old alchemy. <\/p>\n

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\tThe latest pitch black romp from \u201cThree Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri\u201d director and scribe McDonagh harnesses the simplest premise in recent memory: a man tries to understand why his best friend doesn’t want to talk to him anymore. What unfolds within that premise are moral complexities and refreshing takes on love and forgiveness. <\/p>\n

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\tOver 25 years in Hollywood, Farrell has had his share of setbacks and resurrections with his story resembling that of Robert Downey Jr.. He was a tabloid-tinged Icarus, who has remade himself into one of our finest screen actors with string of impressive outings in a wide range of films. It’s time to give him his due. Just look at the year he’s had. In addition to his work in \u201cThe Banshees of Inisherin,\u201d the Irish heartthrob disappeared under mounds of prosthetics as the Penguin in Matt Reeves’ \u201cThe Batman\u201d then portraying a heroic cave diver risking it all to save trapped children in Ron Howard’s \u201cThirteen Lives.\u201d If there’s any justice, all those efforts will result in Farrell’s first Oscar nomination. It’s about damn time. <\/p>\n

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\tGleeson is a treasured and widely respected actor with over four decades in the us. His dry wit and psychologically thoughtful turn may be enough to bring him his first nom. There’s a masterclass exchange between Farrell and Gleeson that left me subscribing to the theory that Gleeson could very well be this season’s Jim Broadbent. That’s a reference to the veteran character actor’s win for \u201cIris\u201d (2001) after a lifetime of memorable and largely overlooked turns. <\/p>\n

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\tGleeson will likely be campaigned in best supporting actor slot even though he’s really the co-lead with Farrell. <\/p>\n

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\tAnd mark this down, international actress Kerry Condon has arrived. Playing the gutter-mouth sister, she slices and dices in key scenes that are sure to make her a force to be reckoned in the supporting actress race this season. <\/p>\n

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\tBarry Keoghan has quietly been climbing the charts of exciting thespians. The wider public may recognize him from \u201cEternals\u201d (2021) or his one-scene cameo in \u201cThe Batman\u201d as the Joker. But for those of us that who declare ourselves, \u201cday ones\u201d with Keoghan, \u201cDunkirk\u201d and \u201cThe Killing of Sacred Deer\u201d left us excited for everything he offered up. \u201cBanshees\u201d confirms his promise and your heart will swoon in a beautiful exchange between him and Condon by the water that has him pitching a possible future together. But Gleeson seems like more of a sure thing and Keoghan’s minimal screen time will be his greatest challenge. <\/p>\n

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\tIt’s not clear what \u201cBanshees\u201d can muster in the technical races. If it’s popular than it has a chance in categories like cinematography with its sweeping landscape shots, editing, and for Carter Burwell’s somber score. <\/p>\n

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\t\u201cBanshees\u201d has one thing going for it. There’s a lot of depressing movies and films with larded running times. McDonagh’s film clocks in under two hours and doesn’t hold back with the chuckles. <\/p>\n

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\tIt’s worth nothing that McDonagh, once the enfant terrible of the theater scene now settled into a slightly more muted middle age, isn’t for everyone. Even \u201cThree Billboards\u201d faced a divisive reception with some critics decrying its violence and vigilantism. \u201cBanshees\u201d will inspire many more flaming hot take. But here’s a hot take: that kind of passionate debate is not always a bad thing. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n