Tag Archives: Brendan Gleeson

the rise and the fall of Joker (film: Joker: Folie à Deux – Todd Phillips, 2024)

Scott Silver and Todd Phillips knew what they were risking when they scripted ‘Joker: Folie à Deux‘ the way they did. The film also directed by Phillips 5 years ago enjoyed immense success with the public and critics, received 11 … Continue reading

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a tale with spies and corruption (film: The Tailor of Panama – John Boorman, 2001)

I miss John le Carré so much. I had gotten used to his novels coming out once every 2 or 3 years and would look forward to the release of the first paperback edition which I could afford to buy … Continue reading

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we all live on islands (film: The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh, 2022)

‘The Banshees of Inisherin‘ is Martin McDonagh‘s fourth feature film and the first to be set in Ireland. In fact, it could be an adaptation of the third play in the ‘Aran Islands trilogy’, of which the first two plays … Continue reading

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