The Banshees of Inisherin

Saw the film last night at the Mill Valley Film Festival and was immediately transported to a different time and place where the people bend to the will of the landscape.

It's a lyrical film full of rich language and irony that stays with you. The performances are each and every one remarkable, the cinematography bewitching and the musical score seals the deal.

There's a mythological quality to be sure and characters transform unexpectedly in bits of whimsy that suddenly portend a darker streak running through the countryside.

Kudos to the director for creating this very Irish (yet universal) story.