Gritty direction from the underrated filmmaker James Crowley (Boy A, Closed Circuit, the upcoming Brooklyn). Witty and mean screenplay by Mark O’Rowe that folds over on itself without suffering massive contrivances and features genuinely nasty characters who we still, at times, have sympathy for. A terrific ensemble cast led by Colm Meaney, Cillian Murphy, Colin Farrell, Shirley Henderson, and David Wilmot. A yowsa(!) Kelly Macdonald = drool. Corker of an ending. Energy and style to spare. Love the Irish locales and the rough-and-tumble cinematography by Ryszard Lenczewski (Ida, Margaret). Much like Crowley’s unforgettable drama Boy A, Intermission has edge and smarts, and is due for reconsideration.
Podcasting Them Softly 