One of my life’s little joys is seeing a listing of a previously unheard-of movie playing at one of my local theaters when I’m scanning over showtimes on a Friday as I plan for my weekend. The promotional poster is often enough for me to click and learn more. I’m even more intrigued when there are high critic and audience scores. The promotional poster and the scores encourage me, if nothing else, to watch the trailer. That was what I did with John Patton Ford’s debut feature. It took just 30 seconds before I stopped the trailer. I was convinced. Emily the Criminal was a movie that I needed to see.