Adventures in Movies: Banshees and Demons

This week, we discuss the new indie horror movie “Don’t Look at the Demon” and look at an Oscar-nominated film, “The Banshees of Inisherin”.

The Banshees of Inisherin

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Don’t Look at the Demon is an awful name for a movie. It is not as bad as changing Eight for Silver to The Cursed, but few titles are as generic. (We are looking at you, A Killing in Virginia, and other lazy names.)

This film also made strange casting decisions and completely ignored its setting. However, it does boast strong performances, effective jump scares, and a demon that does not mess around. It even has a shower scene for old-school horror fans!

The story is as cookie-cutter as can be, and the ending is laughably bad. But is there enough here for a person to enjoy?

Next, we step out of our wheelhouse and look at one of this year’s Oscar nominees.

The Banshees of Inisherin is funny, sad, poignant, and incredibly dark. There is no arguing about the strength of the acting either. But did the story take things too far?

Is it truly worthy of an Academy Award? Or is it lucky to be sniffing the rarified air of movies like Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar 2? Tune in to find out!

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