Clea DuVall’s “Happiest Season” can be viewed as a radical holiday movie, in that it uses, hell mimics, the innumerable heterosexual Christmas movie cliches that came before it, but forges them through the lenses of a queer perspective. Yes, it’s the token emblem of your average holiday romantic comedy, but it’s the unadorned authentic touch brought forth by DuVall (“The Intervention”) that turns “Happiest Season” into a slightly likable affair.
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I’ll watch anything with Aubrey Plaza and Kirsten Stewart. The fact that both actresses star in Cleo Duvall’s “Happiest Season,” alongside the always-wonderful Mackenzie Davis, is reason enough to celebrate. Yes, this is a romantic comedy, but Duvall, who did wonders with 2016’s “The Intervention,” and co-writer Mary Holland, aim to spice up the rom-com recipe.
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