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Retribution (2023)
About what you'd expect
If you are into hyper-realism this ain't for you, but if you just want to check your brain at the door and have some fun this is well worth he watch.
Liam Neeson delivers as he always does and the supporting cast, especially young Lilly Aspell as his daughter, do a very god job.
Retribution is a remake of the 2015 Spanish thriller El Desconocido, with Liam Neeson as a financial trader who gets trapped in a car with a bomb and his two kids. The film is some what cliché but like I said you wouldn't watch this for it's realism and there are enough twists, turns and explosions to keep you interested.
Clocking in at 90 minutes in not a major investment in time either.
For the genre I give it a 7/10.
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
Darker than a well poured Guinness
The Banshees of Inisherin is a tragicomedy set during the Irish Civil War about two lifelong friends who live on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland.
We come into the story their friendship when one of them decides to end it abruptly, leading to a series of tragic and comedic events.
The Banshees is a masterpiece of dark humour and the Irish relationship with friendship, betrayal, loneliness, and death. It is a film that will make you laugh, cry, and mostly, think.
The Banshees of Inisherin is a masterpiece of storytelling and filmmaking by Martin McDonagh. And a must watch if you are a fan a of of his previous work or dark comedic storytelling at it's best.
10/10.