The Banshees of Inisherin
Sorry folks, I missed filing a blog post yesterday, so the streak is over. I suppose I could have written something this morning and simply backdated it to January 7, but that would be just a little dishonest. After dropping older son off at the airport and returning home on Friday, we decided to watch a movie: The Banshees of Inisherin on HBO Max. It's a movie that has been getting considerable Oscar buzz, and as it turns out, it is deserving of the praise. I'm not sure it's a great film, but is certainly good, and might get better with age and repeat viewings. It's the sort of movie you watch and are not exactly sure what to think in the immediate aftermath but find yourself thinking about hours later or--in my case--the very next morning. The Banshees of Inisherin takes place in 1923 on a sparsely populated but stunningly beautiful (fictional) island off the coast of Ireland. It could really almost be any small town or sparsely populated locale, a place where eve...