The Latest Breaking News from Colin Farrell

Friendships dissolve for a litany of reasons. Exasperation. Envy. Fallen scales from gradually or suddenly clearer eyes. Sometimes it’s a last straw; sometimes, an entire bale of hay, parked in plain sight, unnoticed for years.

The great actors revive their mesmerizing interplay, surrounded by breathtaking Irish scenery and a brilliant ensemble cast.

Brendan Gleeson, Swedish drama and a plate of potted crab bring us all the way back to the rugged west of Ireland

'Martin [McDonagh] throws you into some very dark corners'

Director, playwright, screenwriter and four-time Academy Award nominee, Irishman Martin McDonagh is back after the Oscar-nominated triumph that was “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017) with the Ireland-set, pitch-black comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin.” The film reunites actors Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, whose performances helped make his acclaimed 2008…

The Irish actor hasn’t always picked his parts well - but he’s starting to. Maddy Mussen charts his rise to fame, and how he’s managed to get a hold on it

'Martin (McDonagh) throws you into some very dark corners'

In this week’s newsletter: Martin McDonagh’s sad, funny Banshees of Inisherin has unexpected moments of true gruesomeness – just like every other hit these days

The black comedy-drama received rave reviews after it premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival