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By Josh Spiegel (148) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 19 Nov 2020

Though this film is more complicated than the now-standard holiday fare you could find on Hallmark or Netflix, Happiest Season is also charming,…

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By Ella Kemp (95) for Empire (3,446) on 19 Nov 2020

An ode to impossible expectations, pride, bravery and loyalty, Happiest Season wraps up everything you could want for Christmas in a neat,…

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By Christina Cauterucci (1) for Slate (2,081) on 19 Nov 2020

For all the familiar joys and comforts this holiday movie provides—maximally decorated homes, Christmas carols, a slapstick scene at a skating…

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By David Rooney (943) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 19 Nov 2020

Given DuVall's background as an actor it's unsurprising she draws such engaging work from her cast, with tasty individual characterizations,…

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By Benjamin Lee (469) for The Guardian (2,969) on 19 Nov 2020

Happiest Season exists within well-worn framework but still feels fresh, a sprightly and substantial comedy that will be an immediate addition…

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By Orla Smith (19) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 19 Nov 2020

Great rom-coms can circumvent flaws if they deliver on the joy, the cosiness, and the chemistry, and DuVall’s film offers a generous helping…

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By Pat Brown (171) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 19 Nov 2020

The film translates the often difficult realities of a specific kind of marginalized love into a story with broad appeal…

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By Caroline Siede (75) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 19 Nov 2020

It’s possible to imagine a much more risk-taking movie than the one DuVall has made…

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By Barry Hertz (792) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 19 Nov 2020

Finally, a big and shiny studio-backed holiday movie targeted to queer audiences that is just as sappy, cheesy and predictable as the many…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 19 Nov 2020

Actress turned writer-director Clea Duvall (“The Intervention”) and comic actress turned first-time co-writer Mary Holland made something…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 19 Nov 2020

Stewart and Davis have such adorable chemistry as the central couple — playful and flirty one moment, touchingly sincere the next — that…

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By Jude Dry (205) for IndieWire (3,631) on 19 Nov 2020

Entering boldly into this bunch is Happiest Season, a shiny holiday comedy which is by all accounts indistinguishable from the rest save for…

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