Dynamixor
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
Taraparain
Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.
KnotStronger
This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
Aneesa Wardle
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.