Spring

Spring (2014) is a romance laced with creature horror from directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, and it's yours to watch online on iFILM. After his mother dies following a long illness, a young American named Evan walks away from his troubles and flies to Italy on impulse.

In a small coastal town he falls for Louise, a magnetic local woman played by Nadia Hilker, and what grows between them feels like the real thing rather than a holiday fling. The catch is that something is wrong with her on a cellular level. An ancient thing sleeps inside her, and the film's tagline, love is a monster, turns out to be almost literal. Benson and Moorhead keep the mystery taut, refusing to settle as either pure romance or pure horror.

Critics often call it a Lovecraftian Before Sunrise: two people talking and walking, while the biology of a nightmare hides under the Puglian scenery. Shot among real Italian landscapes and built on the couple's chemistry instead of effects, it's a delicate piece for anyone who likes genres blended in earnest. Stream Spring (2014) online on iFILM.