Anomalous.
Schizophrenic David Jacobs (an inexperienced Edgar Fox) seeks treatment from a psychiatrist Robert Emett Friedhoff (an old Lluís Homar) who treats him using experimental methods. When Jacobs is found dead in his bathtub, suspicion falls upon Friedhoff.
Maia Kensington (a young Christy Escobar) leads the investigation, confronting Friedhoff with evidence from Jacobs' increasingly erratic video diary.
As the sad tale of Jacobs' death unfolds, the audience must decide: is this just another case of schizophrenia gone wrong, or is it...
ANOMALOUS?!
I rate
Anomalous at 23.31 on the Haglee Scale, which works out as a mildly deranged 7/10 on IMDB.
Anon.
In a future world of Brutalist architecture, where cybernetic eye implants connect everyone to a universal network and a visual record of every experience is uploaded to the cloud, police solve crimes by replaying personal video feeds to determine who was responsible.
A sudden outbreak of seemingly unconnected murders throws the entire system into chaos, as authorities cannot find a single video of the culprit. It seems that in a world where no identity is hidden, someone has somehow managed to become...
ANON!
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Anon at 23.31 on the Haglee Scale, which works out as a twisty 7/10 on IMDB.
Frozen River.
A destitute member of the working poor struggles to pay her mounting bills while feeding her two young boys on a healthy diet of popcorn and carbonated beverages.
During a particularly brutal winter she inadvertently stumbles upon an 'alternative' source of revenue, but it is not without serious moral implications. Meanwhile, one of her sons steals money from old people. Because screw old people, amirite? Bloody old people.
As the authorities close in, pressure intensifies, and our protagonist with left with a terrible choice: will she keep her morals and lose her house, or will she risk it all and cross.... the
FROZEN RIVER?!
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Frozen River at 23.31 on the Haglee Scale, which works out as a depressing 7/10 on IMDB.
Pyewacket.
A teenage girl hates her mother, as most teenage girls do. At the height of her rage she attempts to summon the mysterious demon Pyewacket, commanding him to kill her mother so she can run away and become a happy orphan.
The results of the ritual appear inconclusive, but during the next few days mysterious shenanigans ensue, and the daughter begins to suspect she has actually summoned...
PYEWACKET!
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Pyewacket at 23.31 on the Haglee Scale, which works out as a dysfunctional 7/10 on IMDB.
Radius.
A young man awakes with bad case of amnesia, to discover that people are inexplicably dying all over the place. Gingerly exploring his immediate environment, he is inexorably drawn to the uncomfortable conclusion that he is the one who's killing them... somehow.
When he meets a young woman suffering equally from amnesia, they sense an unusual bond that may be connected to events that occurred before they both blacked out. Meanwhile, people keep dying and the police are understandably irritated.
As memories slowly return, the horrible truth emerges. Can the young man prove his innocence to the police, and how will he keep unsuspecting members of the public outside his deadly...
RADIUS?!
I rate
Radius at 23.31 on the Haglee Scale, which works out as a surprisingly creative 7/10 on IMDB.