Concentration isn't happening tonight. That's fine. These work without it.
A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything from spiders living in the cellar to his beloved cat.
You can lose the thread and find it again without the film punishing you for it.
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Short scenes, clear stakes. Easy to re-engage after each drift.
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
Short scenes, clear stakes. Easy to re-engage after each drift.
In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
You can lose the thread and find it again without the film punishing you for it.
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
You can lose the thread and find it again without the film punishing you for it.
Films for scattered attention rely on momentum rather than complexity. Each scene moves something forward.
Atmosphere carries it. You don't need to track every detail to feel it.
Good paired viewing. Worth discussing afterward.
Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him.
Short scenes, clear stakes. Easy to re-engage after each drift.
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
You can lose the thread and find it again without the film punishing you for it.
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something far more evil planned.
You can lose the thread and find it again without the film punishing you for it.
While working on a thesis about audiovisual violence, film student Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that she was a former student in her university, and that the authors of the video are not very far either.
Short scenes, clear stakes. Easy to re-engage after each drift.
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Short scenes, clear stakes. Easy to re-engage after each drift.
The right film for the right state is a specific thing. These are specific.