Whether or not Krisha ignites a newfound career for the lead actress or more people seek out the debut film from the director of It Comes At Night is beside the point. Though it will alienate some and won’t make new fans out of those who hated his recent horror film, I myself found Krisha to be a healthy antidote to the typical addiction/redemption films where all the anguish and hurt wrought by the addict is neatly tied up in a bow. If nothing else, it creates a perspective of a deeply troubled woman who desperately wants to reconnect with her fellow humans yet cannot begin to understand why her loved ones have moved away from her. More than anything, Krisha reveals itself to be a poignant horror film that is less about the traumatic damage of addiction than the heartbreaking pain of self-preservation.