Casey Chong looks at ten directors with great sophomore horror movies… Any filmmaker hopes they can hit the jackpot out of the gate, and many manage to impress with their directorial debut, earning positive responses from both critics and audiences. Then comes the next challenge of continuing a winning streak without falling victim to the […]
Movie Review – Oddity (2024)
Oddity, 2024. Directed by Damian McCarthy. Starring Carolyn Bracken, Jonathan French, Steve Wall, Gwilym Lee, Tadhg Murphy, Caroline Menton. SYNOPSIS: A blind medium uses haunted items to uncover the truth about her twin sister’s murder. Damian McCarthy’s previous movie Caveat, was a slow-burning mood piece that had a few pacing and script issues, but it […]
Supernatural horror Oddity gets a creepy first trailer from IFC
IFC Films has released a poster and trailer for Oddity, the supernatural horror from writer-director Damian McCarthy (Caveat). Carolyn Bracken (You Are Not My Mother) stars as Darcy, a blind woman who seeks vengeance for the brutal murder of her sister by using haunted items from her cursed collection as her tools of revenge. Watch […]
Blu-ray Review – Caveat (2020)
Caveat, 2020. Directed by Damian McCarthy. Starring Ben Caplan, Jonathan French, Leila Sykes, Inma Pavon, and Conor Dwane. SYNOPSIS: A man is offered a job of keeping an eye on a troubled woman in an isolated house for a few days – what could possibly go wrong? Rarely has a movie title been as apt […]
