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Oddity
2024, R, 98 min.
Directed by Damian McCarthy, Starring Gwilym Lee, Carolyn Bracken, Tadhg Murphy, Caroline Menton, Steve Wall, Johnny French, Joe Rooney.

In this Irish supernatural horror, a twin grieves her dead sister and uses the occult to find out how she was murdered. “Oddity is often a terrifying film because of its absurdist streak, not despite it, and McCarthy and his cast swing for the fences without ever once losing their balance,” wrote Matthew Monagle when the film premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival. Read festival review.

Read Richard Whittaker’s interview with writer-director Damian McCarthy.

This article appears in July 19 • 2024.

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