One of the reasons Vanessa Kirby is such an odd fit in the new Fantastic Four movie is her ability to convey danger. Her piercing, watchful eyes seem like they should work well accompanying a character with otherworldly powers, but her Sue Storm is so narrowly conceived, in such pragmatic and protective terms, that Kirby’s usual gravity seems oddly weightless.

That’s not a problem with Night Always Comes, her new starring vehicle for Netflix, debuting Aug. 15. She still has that slightly stultified version of an American accent, but here she plays Lynette, a woman who somewhat improbably has about 18 hours to scrape together $25,000 to secure her family’s future. Despite her slight aloofness, Kirby is well-cast as a woman who will do nearly anything to help her family survive (which her

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