Carol (2015)
It’s become an instant holiday tradition in some more progressive households. For the first time in his career, director Todd Haynes adapts a screenplay written by someone other than himself, taking an underappreciated Patricia Highsmith novel about covert lesbian love and turning it into a universal romance. No one can unsee Rooney Mara wearing a Santa hat.
Favorite Quote: “Harge, I want you to be happy. I didn’t give you that. I failed you. We both could have given more, but… we gave each other Rindy. And that is the most breathtaking, the most generous, of gifts.” A generous gift, indeed.