"When Roy's and Susanne's lives bottom out in a malaise of monotony, despair, and alienation, can a glimmer of bright color re-awaken them to wonder?"

The Yellow

Thrilling performances by Haley Joel Osment and Marin Hinkle help intensify the blend of suburban dread and existential absurdity in directors Maika Monroe and Simone Faoro's skillful adaptation of a story by Samantha Hunt.