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Irish bookmakers Paddy Power revealed they have once again been forced to slash the odds on the critically acclaimed Martin McDonagh flick winning Best Picture at next year’s Oscars

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Brendan Gleeson, Swedish drama and a plate of potted crab bring us all the way back to the rugged west of Ireland

'Martin [McDonagh] throws you into some very dark corners'

Director, playwright, screenwriter and four-time Academy Award nominee, Irishman Martin McDonagh is back after the Oscar-nominated triumph that was “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017) with the Ireland-set, pitch-black comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin.” The film reunites actors Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, whose performances helped make his acclaimed 2008…

The Irish actor hasn’t always picked his parts well - but he’s starting to. Maddy Mussen charts his rise to fame, and how he’s managed to get a hold on it

'Martin (McDonagh) throws you into some very dark corners'

In this week’s newsletter: Martin McDonagh’s sad, funny Banshees of Inisherin has unexpected moments of true gruesomeness – just like every other hit these days

Martin, Kerry Condon, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are rumoured to be headed for Oscar glory next year