“Friendsgiving,” the new comedy written and directed by Nicol Paone, takes a surprisingly charming and hilarious approach to a traditional holiday. Abby (Kat Dennings), who recently came out and has spent the whole year mourning her first lesbian relationship, can’t wait to spend Thanksgiving with her recently-divorced best friend Molly (Malin Akerman). But things do not go as planned: Instead of turkey, pies and tears, the two friends end up hosting a friendsgiving dinner made up of family, buddies, new loves, old flames and some psychedelic drug-induced fairies. The ensemble cast — which includes Jane Seymour as Molly’s cougar-leaning mother, Chelsea Peretti as a questionably certified shaman and Wanda Sykes as one of Abby’s self-described “fairy gay mothers”— carries the film at every turn. These delightful performances prevent the film’s antics from being dizzying and overwrought.

Source: New York Times October 22, 2020 14:03 UTC