The Siren

An excellent example of thoughtful and effective, low budget filmmaking. Like They Look Like People, The Siren has a psychological element that sows doubt as to whether something supernatural is at work or if we're just viewing things through the lens of some mentally disturbed characters, but on the whole I'd say it's considerably more explicit than the former. If I'm to nitpick then I'd say it can skirt a little close to being on-the-nose and the acting can be hit and miss.

an old fairy tale made mumblecore: a mermaid lusts after the hot, mute, virginal missionary on the shore, avoiding the grief-stricken scrutiny of another man whose husband she may have lured to his doom. if script is blackshear's weakness (re: THEY LOOK LIKE PEOPLE), a mute protagonist allows his direction centre stage, and the low-budget lakeside location-shooting is creatively dreamlike and inclusively empathetic, stirring up this time-worn blend of unearthly threat and erotic desire anew.