Carl Constant

Lake George (2025) dives into the messy, tangled lives of a handful of people who all end up crossing paths at the legendary upstate retreat. Carl Constant really lets the drama marinate here—there’s small-town gossip, old secrets bubbling up to the surface, and a few characters you’ll want to shake (or hug, maybe both). The story orbits around a summer that’s supposed to be relaxing, but honestly, everyone’s just barely holding it together. You’ve got relationships on the rocks, friendships getting tested, and that classic feeling of wanting to run from your problems but realizing, surprise, they kind of follow you everywhere. Oh, and the setting? Gorgeous, but also somehow claustrophobic when you’re stuck with people who know way too much about you. The script isn’t afraid to poke fun at the whole “escape to nature to heal” trope—sometimes the lake’s more about dredging stuff up than chilling out. Each character brings their own baggage (literal and metaphorical), and the way their stories tangle up is actually pretty clever. There are moments that’ll make you laugh out loud, then flip and hit you with something raw and honest. Lake George feels like one of those indie films that sneaks up on you, where the scenery’s beautiful but the real action is all the drama brewing just under the surface. If you’ve ever tried to outrun your past and failed spectacularly, you’ll get it.