Craig McMahon

Craig McMahon’s got a bit of a wild streak in his filmography, honestly. With “Better Man” (2024), he dives headfirst into the mess of ambition and regret—think big dreams, a few spectacular screw-ups, and people trying to clean up the emotional debris. This isn’t your neat-and-tidy redemption arc either; it’s more like stumbling forward, face-planting into life’s complications, then getting up and rolling with it because, well, what else are you gonna do? The characters feel real, raw, and sometimes painfully awkward, which is pretty refreshing these days. Now, “Eden” (2024) flips the script, floating somewhere between hope and chaos. It’s not your typical utopia. Instead, McMahon takes a shot at what it actually means to build something better—spoiler alert: it’s not as easy as planting a few trees and singing kumbaya. The story pokes at the cracks in idealism, tossing its characters into situations where the line between good intentions and total disaster gets super blurry. There’s tension, a bit of bite, and yeah, some moments where you’re yelling at the screen, “Why would you do that?!” And don’t even get me started on “Three Thousand Years of Longing” (2022). This one’s got magic, myth, and a ton of weirdly specific emotions. It’s like McMahon wanted to see what would happen if you threw ancient longing into a blender with modern cynicism. The visuals are wild, the pacing keeps you guessing, and every so often you stumble on these little flashes of wisdom tucked inside the chaos. The kind of film that sticks with you, even if you can’t quite figure out why.