Story: Winter turns grumpy for a boarding schoolteacher who is forced to look after students who can’t go home for the holidays.Review: Set against the backdrop of a snow-clad boarding school during the winter, the film avoids a traditional feel-good holiday movie template for a more nuanced, bittersweet exploration of character. Through the lives of a stern teacher, Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti), a sharp-tongued student, Angus (Dominic Sessa), and the school's heartbroken cook, Mary (Da’Vine Joy Randolph), Alexander Payne explores themes of unexpected connections and the burdens of unfulfilled potential by delving into multiple layers of the human condition.