2 Movies To Help You Recover From The Holidays

The right movie can wipe the presents and mistletoe from your mind.

This is Day 11 of The Establishment’s 12 Days of Holiday Self-Care series. You can read Day 1 here, Day 2 here, Day 3 here, Day 4 here, Day 5 here, Day 6 here, Day 7 here, Day 8 here, Day 9 here, and Day 10 here, and Day 11 here.

UGH, enough of all this holiday mumbo jumbo already! If you are as done with the holidays as I am, you probably are in need of a palate cleanser. Might I suggest two hours of escape? Movies are a great way to wipe the presents and mistletoe from your mind . . . but it needs to be the right movie.

Here are the makings of a good holiday recovery movie:

1. It must have nothing to do with the holidays. This should be obvious.
2. It shouldn’t be sad. The holidays are depressing enough as it is.
3. It shouldn’t be too romantic. If you were feeling lonely this holiday season, let’s pretend we live in a world not defined by capitalist patriarchal romantic ideals and where kissing is gross.
4. It should be lighthearted. It’s too cold and dark outside to contemplate the meaning of life over an obscure French film.