Just before the 1973 Chilean coup d’etat, CIA officers Chris (John Malkovich) and Lee (Sam Rockwell) are dispatched to Easter Island under orders from their bureau chief MJ (Steve Buscemi). As the longtime colleagues clash amidst the Moai statues over dark pasts and tangled conspiracies, their journey on this isolated, paradise-like island turns into unexpected chaos. Following The Banshees of Inisherin (2022), where he depicted the poignant collapse of a relationship set on a remote Irish island, director Martin McDonagh shifts the stage to a secluded corner of the South Pacific to deliver his signature black comedy and suspense. Set against a backdrop of massive political upheaval, the finely tuned interplay among master actors exquisitely intertwines the shadows of historical tragedy with the fractures of personal morality. (Karen PARK)