Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson on Banshees of Inisherin, Joker 2, and Penguin Series

One of my favorite films of 2022 is writer-director Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin. Loaded with fantastic performances from Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan, and Kerry Condon, along a brilliant script, McDonagh’s latest work is one of those special films that doesn’t come along too often. I really can’t recommend it enough. The Banshees of Inisherin takes place on a small island off the west coast of Ireland in the 1920’s where everyone knows everyone. It’s also the place where two lifelong friends Padraic (Farrell) and Colm (Gleeson) meet every afternoon at the local pub to talk. But when Colm suddenly puts an end to their friendship without warning, Padraic, his sister (Condon), and a troubled young man (Keoghan) attempt to repair the rift. Which leads to surprising consequences for both of them. I recently got to speak with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson to help promote the release. They talked about how McDonagh likes to direct on set, what they learned about ea