Angry reactions to Clea DuVall’s festive flick are missing the point, argues Michele Theil BY MICHELE THEIL, IMAGES VIA SONY PICTURES The release of Happiest Season this month received a mixed reception from the queer community. While many have described the film as a quintessential lesbian rom-com, providing “queer festive cheer,” others have criticised the film for a number of [….]
“I think a bunch of people on our set got sick” BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE VIA SONY PICTURES In a recent Happiest Season interview, Aubrey Plaza has revealed that her co-star, Kristen Stewart, caught Covid-19 whilst they were filming the festive rom-com in February earlier this year. The actor who plays the ex-girlfriend Riley in the [….]
Time to find out more about your new favourite bi-con BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE VIA SONY PICTURES If you weren’t already in love with Aubrey Plaza from watching Parks and Recreation, you’ve definitely fallen in love over the past week since watching Happiest Season. The bisexual actor completely stole the show with viewers everywhere expressing [….]
Who knew Aubrey Plaza wearing a blazer would save 2020? BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE VIA SONY PICTURES It’s Sunday 29 November. It’s the queer Boxing Day of 2020. Every queer woman has already celebrated Christmas early with the release of Happiest Season over the weekend. The internet is alight with the flame that Aubrey Plaza [….]
Let’s keep feeling that queer festive cheer BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE VIA SONY PICTURES We can guess exactly what you got up to this weekend, it’s probably exactly the same as us. Does sitting on the sofa surrounded by snacks whilst drooling over Kristen Stewart sound familiar? That can only mean one thing. You watched [….]
Clea DuVall talks to Carrie Lyell about Christmas, coming out, and her new film, Happiest Season in our December issue INTERVIEW BY CARRIE LYELL, IMAGE VIA ART STREIBER It’s the Happiest Season of all! Yes, that’s right, bonafide lesbian royalty Clea DuVall has graced the comeback cover of DIVA like the legend she. We’ve loved [….]
It’s the queermas miracle we’ve all been waiting for BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS As the wise Mariah Carey once said, “I don’t care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree.” All I really care about this year is watching Happiest Season at least once a week during the festive period. Us LGBTQI folk have never had [….]
