Violence in film
Subject in TV & Film
Violence in film has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Daily. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Martin McDonaghBritish-Irish playwright and Academy Award-winning filmmaker
McDonagh rejects strong Tarantino comparisons, saying their approaches to violence differ despite surface similarity.
“i don't think our approach to violence is quite the same even though it might appear to be the same”
The Daily: Martin McDonagh Has a Vision for Hope. It's Not for the Faint of Heart. (Oct 31, 2026) · Listen from 41:42
McDonagh says his work has become steadily less violent over time.
“I think I've been getting less and less violent. If you discount all the fingers in Banshees, there's hardly any violence at all”
The Daily: Martin McDonagh Has a Vision for Hope. It's Not for the Faint of Heart. (Oct 31, 2026) · Listen from 19:18
McDonagh says his stage violence stemmed from a belief that plays should be as exciting as the best films.
“I did think plays should be as exciting as the best films, and that meant you should be able to do anything on stage”
The Daily: Martin McDonagh Has a Vision for Hope. It's Not for the Faint of Heart. (Oct 31, 2026) · Listen from 18:55
Podcasts
- The Daily · 1 episode
Episodes
Martin McDonagh Has a Vision for Hope. It's Not for the Faint of Heart.The Daily · Oct 31, 2026 · 50 min
David Marchese interviews filmmaker Martin McDonagh about his CIA film Wild Horse Nine, provocation versus offense, violence, punk rock, faith, legacy, and whether art changes the world.