FF2011: James Quinn McDonagh Shows His 'Knuckle'

Bare knuckle bruiser talks fair fighting and boxing Tim League

"...Fest announced that Tim League would facing James Quinn McDonagh in the boxing ring, there was a collective gulp...."

Sept. 26, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Martin McDonagh on Directing Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

The film, starring Frances McDormand, could hardly be more timely or controversial

"...between media, there is a certain liberation. As Martin McDonagh has moved from writing for the stage to writing..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Seven Psychopaths

A knockout cast of oddball actors seize the reins in Martin McDonagh's smart comedy about dumb people doing really awful things.

"...Directed by: Martin McDonagh. Starring: Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken,..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Guard

A daffy, delightful Irish yarn capped by fabulous performances by Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle.

"...Directed by: John Michael McDonagh. Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, David Wilmot,..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Calvary

Brendan Gleeson stars in this darkly hilarious and deeply ruminative update on the passion play.

"...Directed by: John Michael McDonagh. Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Aidan Gillen, Kelly Reilly, Chris O’Dowd..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Silence and Stones in The Banshees of Inisherin

Writer/director Martin McDonagh and star Kerry Condon on creating the isolated world of their new film

"...dozen strides wide. These distinctive boxes are why Martin McDonagh decided to film his follow-up to Three Billboards Outside..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

In Bruges

Playwright Martin McDonagh directs his first feature film, which is about a couple of hitmen caught between heaven and hell.

"...Directed by: Martin McDonagh. Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Frances McDormand gives a searing performance as vengeance personified

"...Directed by: Martin McDonagh. Starring: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Lucas Hedges,..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Cripple of Inishmaan

The company of Different Stages' production of Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan bring the script to life, but to in the eyes of reviewer Rob Curran, they work too hard to get a chance to enjoy it.

"...one good laugh. But that's disappointing for a Martin McDonagh play. When his Leenane Trilogy came to Ireland, I..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Arts Review by Rob Curran

The Banshees of Inisherin

The In Bruges team reunites for a genius tale of friendship gone awry

"...Directed by: Martin McDonagh. Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell, Kerry Condon and Barry..."

Oct. 28, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

The Lonesome West

Hyde Park's return to Martin McDonagh territory is as wickedly delicious as the potato alcohol his play's bickering brothers gulp down

"...dark world of The Lonesome West, part of Martin McDonagh's Connemara trilogy about a fictional town in the sticks..."

March 21, 2008 Arts Review by Avimaan Syam

The Pillowman

Hyde Park Theatre has mounted an excellent production of The Pillowman, Martin McDonagh's immensely challenging tale of gruesome crimes, accountability, and storytelling

"...of an immensely challenging and strikingly brilliant play. Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman is a tale of gruesome crimes, accountability,..."

June 22, 2007 Arts Review by Hannah Kenah

The Forgiven

Wealth and power can't protect two expats from their own corruption

"...Directed by: John Michael McDonagh. Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain, Matt..."

July 1, 2022 Movie Review

A Behanding in Spokane

This black comedy delivers everything you expect from a Hyde Park Theatre show

"...to be in this latest production of a Martin McDonagh play at Hyde Park Theatre, although the title is..."

May 6, 2011 Arts Review by Barry Pineo

Fantastic Fest First Wave Hits Hard

Stephen King adaptations, Arabic cinema, and Three Billboards

"...goes to Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, playwright-turned-director Martin McDonagh's follow-up to 2012's Seven Psychopaths. The tale of a..."

Aug. 8, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Pillowman

As staged by 7 Towers Theatre Company, Martin McDonagh's play takes storytelling too far in more ways than one

"...– understatements, even. Regardless of when or where Martin McDonagh's sobering play about the gruesome murder of children is..."

July 19, 2013 Arts Review by Adam Roberts

The Lieutenant of Inishmore

There's plenty of blood in Capital T Theatre's staging, but also plenty of laughs and plenty to think about

"...an Austin stage this year, but that's playwright Martin McDonagh for you...."

June 14, 2013 Arts Review by Dan Solomon

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Nic Cage delivers one of his best and most outrageous performances in Werner Herzog's cops-and-iguanas drama.

"...to the wreckage of the soul. Cage is Terence McDonagh, a police lieutenant who is prescribed a lifetime supply..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Skull in Connemara

Martin McDonagh's A Skull in Connemara teeters between the absurd and the just plain silly

"...Though Irish playwright Martin McDonagh claims that Samuel Beckett hasn't been an influence of..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

The Best of the Rest The Summer of '95, Part 2

"...Minds: The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento by Maitland McDonagh (Citadel Press, $18.95) nicely utilizes a line of beautiful..."

June 9, 1995 Books Feature

Five Films to Catch First at Fantastic Fest

The movies you'll want to see before drafting your year-end best-of lists

"...The trio of writer/director Martin McDonagh and stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson created an..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin, V/H/S/99, sharks, and more

"...out. The Irish dark comedy is directed by Martin McDonagh, whose last film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, was..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Beauty Queen of Leenane: The Price of War

In the State Theater Company production of Martin McDonagh's The Beauty Queen of Leenane, director Don Toner and a strong acting ensemble strikingly evoke a world of brutal feuds and long memories, where an unending series of bitter skirmishes between mother and daughter ends in tragedy.

"...much of this State Theater Company production of Martin McDonagh's play. Through her, we can feel not only the..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2022 Awards Short Lists

Everything Everywhere All At Once leads nominee pack

"...All At Once • Todd Field, TÁR • Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin • S.S. Rajamouli, RRR Best..."

Jan. 4, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Steve Davis' Top 10 Films of 2022

"...1) The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh's tone-perfect mordant comedy about a friendship asunder seeps deep..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature

Matthew Monagle’s Top 10 Films of 2022

"...6) The Banshees of Inisherin McDonagh turns in the best work of his career...."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature

Trace Suaveur's Top 10 Films of 2022

"...6) The Banshees of Inisherin McDonagh's best movie in 14 years. Farrell and Gleeson are..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Screens Feature

The Green Knight

Dev Patel and David Lowery enchant with this astounding Arthurian myth

"...Jade Healy’s production design, the art decoration by Christine McDonagh and David Pink, Jenny Oman’s set decoration, and Malgosia..."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2017

"...Martin McDonagh's searing and ultimately redemptive tale of what happens when..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Snags Chappaquiddick as Closing Night Film

Full lineup includes Call Me by Your Name, Three Billboards

"...Ebbing, Missouri, a black comedy from Irish writer/director Martin McDonagh starring Frances McDormand, an early front-runner for awards season...."

Sept. 26, 2017 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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