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The Banshees of Inisherin, See How They Run, and more Twitter thoughts

Criticism Is Dead

English - November 22, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 48.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 81 ratings
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We discuss The Banshees of Inisherin and See How They Run, two films that raise the question of the importance of art over lives lived.


03:28 The Banshees of Inisherin, playing in theaters, finds equal parts comedy, tragedy, and emotional resonance in the dissolution of a friendship.


24:49 See How They Run, streaming on HBO Max, is a tight parcel of a self-aware whodunit that’s carried by its cast.


39:24 Plus, culture notes about Twitter, part 2 (please kill us). (#GetJennyto10kBeforeTwitterDies)


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Music: REEKAH


Artwork and design: Sara Macias and Andrew Liu

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