[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00JO9O392][/pullquote] Upon seeing John Michael McDonagh's Calvary as a follow-up film to his his debut The Guard, the latter seems almost farcical in its comedy. Any concerns that he is a one-trick pony director is quickly dispelled from the opening scene. Where The … [Read more...]
Review: The Guard (2011)
The Guard won an unusual and well deserved award shortly after release, becoming as it remains at the end of 2011 as the highest grossing Irish independent film at the Irish box office. Directed by John Michael McDonagh, the brother of fellow director Martin McDonagh whose most famous film to date is scabrous black comedy In Bruges, The Guard was co-produced by the brothers as … [Read more...]