Review: 'Dashing in December' Exceeds Admittedly Low Expectations
Dashing in December follows the tried and true outline of a traditional holiday romance, with a less traditional middle-aged gay couple as the film's romantic focus.

Capital Cities performs live at The Hangout Music Fest in 2014. The show, in support of their debut album, In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery, features a performance of their global hit “Safe and Sound" and songs, “Farrah Fawcett Hair” and “Love Away.” The band's song "Safe and Sound" was #1 on the US Alternative Songs chart.
Dashing in December follows the tried and true outline of a traditional holiday romance, with a less traditional middle-aged gay couple as the film's romantic focus.
From its visually stunning opening credits, which show women dancing through a forest to musical rhythms that sound almost primal, to its quiet, heartbreaking final frame, Mona Fastvold’s historical rendering of the Shaker religious movement is an experience that will stay with me for a long time.
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.
A bond between a girl and her dog takes an unexpected twist as the dog is not what it seems.
You can’t talk to my grandpa about The Sopranos. You can’t talk to him about The Godfather either. Merely by bringing up the subject, you’d be treated to a lecture on how movies and TV want you to believe that all Italians are criminals and mobsters. He won’t watch any of it, in protest.
Cord Jefferson's hilarious and thought-provoking film continues a long-standing cinematic tradition, expanding the conversation around the impact of systemic racism in today's media.