‘Twinless’ is a dark comedy that doubles up on the twists

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Dylan O’Brien (left) and James Sweeney (right) in Twinless. The film Twinless is a meditation on that grief through two main characters: Roman (played by Dylan O’Brien) and Dennis (played by James Sweeney). Stars Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney, who also wrote and directed the film, spoke to NPR about the humor and darkness that coexist in life’s heaviest moments. Like his character Dennis, Sweeney had a particular “yearning for intimacy” that followed him through his formative years. “First reading the piece initially, I felt really instinctively connected to the Roman character in particular, and he’s the living twin.