Given the current success of British-Irish playwright and filmmaker Martin McDonagh's latest, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, we thought the time was right to re-visit his feature debut, the 2008 cult-classic dark comedy IN BRUGES - the film which initially paired the fantastic foils Colin Farrell and Brendon Gleeson.

Although not a "Christmas movie" per se, IN BRUGES, the film is a frequent seasonal request at the Rio Theatre. After a particularly hard job, hit men Ray and Ken (Farrell and Gleeson - their magnetic and undeniable onscreen rapport centres the film) w head to Belgium to hide out until things cool down. Ray hates the medieval city they land in, but Ken finds its beauty and peacefulness enchanting. Their experiences become increasingly surreal and possibly life-changing as they encounter tourists, locals, an American dwarf and a potential romance for Ray. With Ralph Fiennes, Ciarán Hinds, Elizabeth Berrington.

"[Martin McDonagh's] affinity with meandering, melodically rhythmic dialogue and volcanic eruptions of profanity serves him well in this witty, wordy film." (Times UK)

"Its European setting places additional gravity on McDonagh's Irish-Catholic notions of reckoning-the knowledge that we have to pay for our sins, no matter how great or small." (VICE Magazine)

"Those who know McDonagh's work know a vein of darkness will run deeply through the comedy. It has seldom been darker. Or funnier." (Washington Post)

"It's like prime era Mamet with relentless, unstoppable super-profane dialogue!" (Little White Lies)

Wednesday, December 21
Doors 9:00 pm | Movie 9:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

IN BRUGES (Martin McDonagh, 2008 / 14 A / 107 mins) Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.