TIFF Review
In Bruges stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson reteam for this fable about two lifelong friends who reach an impasse, with alarming consequences for both. The latest from Oscar-winning writer-director Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri). From the vibrant imagination of Oscar-winning writer-director Martin McDonagh comes this pitch-black comic fable of wounded friendship and the perils of petty grievance. Reuniting McDonagh with his ingenious In Bruges stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, The Banshees of Inisherin is enchanting, poignant, and relentlessly entertaining. Based on the novel by Emma Donoghue and directed by Sebasti\xe1n Lelio, The Wonder stars Florence Pugh as a nurse in 19th-century Ireland hired to investigate the case of a child who has not eaten for four months. Chilean director Sebasti\xe1n Lelio has made a significant contribution to cinema through his stories of female characters \u2014 the sort of women who rarely find their lives reflected on screen \u2014 notably Gloria, Gloria Bell, Disobedience, and the Oscar-winning A Fantastic Woman. His latest work, The Wonder, introduces us to yet another formidable woman and frames the film by asking the viewer to consider the power of stories \u2014 those that society pushes upon us and those that we create about ourselves.