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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Directed by Martin McDonagh•1h 55m•Published Sep 6, 2022•Episode length 2h 40m
Episode 138 - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
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Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand
Mildred Hayes
Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson
Bill Willoughby
Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell
Jason Dixon
Lucas Hedges
Lucas Hedges
Robbie Hayes
Abbie Cornish
Abbie Cornish
Anne Willoughby
Caleb Landry Jones
Caleb Landry Jones
Red Welby
Peter Dinklage
Peter Dinklage
James
John Hawkes
John Hawkes
Charlie Hayes
Samara Weaving
Samara Weaving
Penelope
Zeljko Ivanek
Zeljko Ivanek
Cedric Connolly

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Martin McDonagh
Martin McDonagh
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Overview

After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.

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All this anger just begets greater anger; no, we're not talking about Ian and Ethan here. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Georgia (Ethan's putting up a billboard) as we're debating driving all the way to Idaho as we review Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri. Liam's emptying t…

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All this anger just begets greater anger; no, we're not talking about Ian and Ethan here.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Georgia (Ethan's putting up a billboard) as we're debating driving all the way to Idaho as we review Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri.  Liam's emptying the chamber in our 138th episode as we discuss:

  • Does Martin McDonagh have a specific penchant after comparing this film to In Bruges?
  • Is Woody Harrelson's character a hero, a martyr, or an egomaniac?  Is his perfect day self-indulgent and the least caring thing he could do
  • Why cast the character of the drifter to appear for both Mildren and Dixon
  • What else have we seen Sam Rockwell in and why doesn't he get his due?
  • Why was Frances McDormand hesitant to do this film and who talked her into doing it?
  • Is this the best Martin McDonagh film ever?
  • How does Pip make his presence this week? We give him a title.
  • Does the dark humour go too far?
  • Does this film start with too horrific of a premise to walk the tonal line it does?
  • Whether or not Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is the Best Film Ever

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Timestamps for this episode:

  • 0:00 - Opening Banter
    4:40 - Reflections & Corrections
    9:20 - Shoutouts
    18:15 - Deep Dive
    1:43:00 - Endgame