New slate of LGBTQ holiday movies sparks joy, criticism over portrayal of queer stories
Five holiday films that feature LGBTQ main characters are being released in 2020, representing a dramatic shift in the film industry. While some industry insiders welcome the addition of more gay main characters to lighthearted holiday movies, some critics say there s more to be done to shed old tropes.
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The Christmas Setup, Happiest Season and The Christmas House are part of a wave of new LGBTQ holiday films
Posted: Dec 18, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 18, 2020
The Christmas Setup, Happiest Season and The Christmas House represent a wave of new LGBTQ holiday movies releasing in 2020. Still, some critics say there s more to be done.(Neshama Releasing/Sony Pictures/Hallmark Channel)
Ella Kemp
, December 16th, 2020 10:41
I do not know how many moments feature on this list. I know roughly the number of films, but I do not know which one is objectively the best. We could have tried to order them, to celebrate one film a little more than the others, to crown a winner of the race. But I didn t really want to do that this year.
I am not going to explain how ludicrous this year was, or try to make sense of it. All I can do is welcome you to what I hope is one of the final lists you ll read this year, in which esteemed Quietus contributors write a tribute to their favourite moments in movies they have seen this year. I don t know if they consider the film they ve chosen to be their favourite of the whole year. I was interested in the details, the frame, the experience, the design, the line reading or whatever tiny thing they found that brought them a flicker of joy, of hope in 2020.