Maren Ade's THE FOREST FOR THE TREES (2003)

Some trigger warnings might be needed here,
For social awkwardness at its worst height
Of tension is this film's point. I don't fear
Encounters with new people, but new fright
Might well be triggered by the agony
We share with Melanie (especially since
The smart and lucky ones still aren't quite free
Of lockdown in this COVID year). You'll wince
Each this young, new teacher meets someone,
And nod as her collection of house plants
Increases as her life moves from not fun
To desolate. If Eva Lobau's glance,
All neediness and optimism, breaks
Your heart, well, you were warned, and no mistake.

Susanne Bier's BIRD BOX (2018)

Survival in another "pockyclypse" --
We've seen it many times, but here, to look
Is what one mustn't do. To come to grips
With such a world is hard, but then they took
It up a notch.  Unseen is not enough;
There must be crazies to oppose the blind
By choice. Come see as Sandra Bullock, tough
But motherly, must ever keep her mind
Off what she mustn't let herself perceive
While also shooting rapids. This should not
Work near so well, but yes, I did believe.
One thing, though, bugged me. Both the leads were hot,
But how come Mr. Rhodes' was tight and strong
Throughout, while Sandra's hair kept growing long?