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I've seen screen savers with more depth and fewer unnecessary lens flares than Banshee.
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2013 · Crime / Drama
Banshee
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Banshee is an American drama television series set in a small town in Pennsylvania Amish country and features an enigmatic ex-con posing as a murdered sheriff who imposes his own brand of justice while also cooking up plans that serve his own interests.
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Crime / Drama
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Banshee is an American drama television series set in a small town in Pennsylvania Amish country and features an enigmatic ex-con posing as a murdered sheriff who imposes his own brand of justice while also cooking up plans that serve his own interests.
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@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-05 17:00 UTC
Banshee: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-02 16:00 UTC
Banshee has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
@SCREEN_SHADE2026-01-15 22:00 UTC
Even the popcorn looked bored during Banshee.
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r/criticalkino · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 2.6k points
Hot Take: Banshee's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Rewatched Banshee last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/criticalkino · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 0.9k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Banshee actually is?
Director clearly thought Banshee was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/criticalkino · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 3.9k points
The cinematography in Banshee is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Honestly, Banshee would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/movies · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 4.0k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Banshee?
Everyone praising the Banshee performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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