I'm gonna cast my lot with Thou Wast Mild and Lovely by Josephine Decker.

I saw that this had made it on several "Best of 2014" lists, and, since I hadn't even heard of her or the film, I was intrigued and even signed up for an account on Fandor to check it out.

While I couldn't think anything immediately afterwards except for "That was pretty dang good", it has really stuck with me more than I thought it would. There's a heavy Terrance Malick influence (but it's hard to be completely absent of that nowadays), but there's something going on here that many critics and directors have spoken of, but few have pulled off very well. It's tense, it's dreamy, it's horrifying and emotionally turbulent all at the same time.

It is very "artsy" and Decker may never have a huge budget or be a household name, but she sure as shit did a lot with what little she had. It does some very unusual and provoking things to very well-trodden ground, and this alone makes it worth watching.

caveats: this will be a harder one to watch, but I have the ability to send Invites to watch on Fandor to I don't quite know how many email addresses for a 3-day pass. I don't know if the three-day pass is from the day I send it or from the time you accept the invite, but I can figure that out and make sure everyone can view it.