Follow-up to My Review of The Banshees of Inisherin 

A friend and I got into a debate about the ending of The Banshees of Inisherin after I reviewed it in the Feb. 3 issue. When I came across an essay in Far Out magazine claiming to explain it (though not doing an especially good job of it, in my opinion), I sent it off to him.

My view is that the screenwriter decided that an ambiguous ending would be more artsy, and so went with that. But ambiguity is not always a plus, especially in a story that is based on improbable actions and behaviors. If you present improbable actions and behaviors, and don’t resolve them, what you have is clever-at-best pretentiousness.

Click here to read the essay in Far Out… and decide for yourself.