This carefully controlled and pointedly shot film takes a hoary old set of staples and cobbles together something admirably original.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 31, 2024

While the story of Oddity is a fascinating one, it is less the tale itself than the particular way McCarthy chooses to tell it that renders it one of the year’s best horror movies

| Jul 27, 2024

Irish director Damian Mc Carthy shows great skill in creating uncanny atmosphere with an elegantly constructed tale that combines supernatural chills and violent revenge in the EC Comics tradition.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 23, 2024

This "Oddity" hides mysteries that are worth delving into. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jul 23, 2024

Mc Carthy uses the single settings of his films with sensitivity and creativity.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 21, 2024

Coolly executed and seductively simple, “Oddity,” the second feature from Damian McCarthy, is a fun, back-to-basics supernatural thriller that cares more about making us jump than making us cringe.

| Jul 18, 2024

Alfred Hitchcock would have been proud to put his name on this lean and unsettling thriller, and it’s a triumph for its relatively new writer-director, Ireland’s Damian McCarthy.

| Jul 18, 2024

Creates a disquieting mood that ratchets up to fright once the blood gets spilled, which it does.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 17, 2024

A ferociously entertaining, beautifully orchestrated thrill ride that’s exactly the kind of horror movie you want to watch with a crowd.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 16, 2024

It’s a feature debut that portends big things for the up-and-coming filmmaker.

| Jul 16, 2024

Thanks to its expert staging, the film doesn’t lose much in the way of immediacy.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 14, 2024

McCarthy and editor Brian Philip Davis deploy high-voltage moments with expert timing, using the dark to their favor in refreshing fashion.

| Apr 16, 2024

Oddity delivers a brilliant, bespoke, and tightly entertaining string of ideas that work stronger as a collection -- with even these missteps feeling like they branch from a unified center.

| Original Score: B+ | Mar 27, 2024

“Oddity” is genuinely and consistently unsettling.

| Mar 16, 2024

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.

| Mar 11, 2024

Oddity continues the filmmaker’s exploration of supernatural karma and retribution with offbeat characters and a unique vision for scares.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 10, 2024

Atmospheric and unpredictable, Oddity is a rare treasure.

| Mar 9, 2024

McCarthy’s approach to his original script is marked by an admirable economy of both narrative and style.

| Mar 9, 2024