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Evil 7.0 2024 Show

Evil

Michelle King & Robert King · Denmark, Sweden · English

A good supernatural thriller with heavy religious connotations

Our take by The Staff

This thriller is about a modern-day Catholic “assessor” who investigates supernatural cases to see if an exorcism is needed. Don’t believe it? Neither does his partner, a prosecution psychologist.

The two join forces because, according to the assessor, “possession looks a lot like insanity”, and she can help him distinguish between the two.

The heavy religious connotations might bother some they’re nothing but a starting point (every supernatural TV show requires a supernatural premise). If you liked the X Files, for example, you will love this.

What happens

Skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard joins priest-in-training David Acosta and technology expert Ben Shakir as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to assess for a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.

What the critics said

Notable Critics

"The cast is universally strong, especially Herbers, who, with her warm eyes and her air of wary dishevelment, makes Kristen feel strange and a little dirty..."

— Emily Nussbaum

"That sense of mystery, as well as some mysteries in the characters' personal lives, are persuasive reasons to keep watching."

— Jen Chaney

Awards

Oscars

1 nom

Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film

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The Staff

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