Happy Holidays
By Andrew Plimpton December 4, 2025
An assured, affecting, and invigorating film that is likely to hold up to repeated viewings.
An assured, affecting, and invigorating film that is likely to hold up to repeated viewings.
A woman’s plunge off a pedestrian bridge into the currents of the Rhône sets off a phobia of water in this elegant festival discovery.
A 24-year-old woman went to a hospital with severe abdominal pain and ended up deprived of her freedom for three years.
Three hidden gems and undistributed films that deserve attention.
A bruising portrait of a man living on the margins of society.
Director Dag Johan Haugerud beautifully captures the anxiety and obsession that come with being in love for the first time.
A shimmering example of a genre that has been resurrected in an unexpected way, this time as a tropical noir.
A groundbreaking work of queer cinema that warrants reexamination, as well as the attention of new viewers.