It’s tough finding a new movie the whole family can watch together during the holidays. Or, at least it usually is. The Holdovers is literally a Christmas movie, in that it’s set during the holidays, but it’s also a good movie to watch on Christmas. For starters, it’s got Paul Giamatti, and everyone loves Paul Giamatti (even in action figure form). Also, The Holdovers is salty but sweet, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa give terrific performances.
Unfortunately, a lot of people did not watch The Holdovers with the family this Christmas. Or Barbie, or The Color Purple, or Godzilla Minus One, or any movie that doesn’t feature a scene where Barry Keoghan enjoys “boy dinner.”
Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn was a popular watch this Christmas. Makes sense: it’s streaming on Amazon Prime Video and there’s been enough year-end excitement surrounding the film that a lot of people were wondering what the buzz was about. But based on reactions on social media, that curiosity about Saltburn quickly turned into regret over its “strong sexual content, graphic nudity, language throughout, some disturbing violent content, and drug use.” But mostly, the first two.
Margot Robbie tried to warn us.
https://twitter.com/MargoWithoutT/status/1738773725317566908
But y’all didn’t listen.
Watched Saltburn with my parents last night and gotta say, not necessarily a family-friendly film!
— KOB (@Kirsten0Brien) December 25, 2023
Just watched Saltburn with my parents. Merry Christmas everyone.
— Melanie Bracewell (@meladoodle) December 25, 2023
I made the mistake in not listening to @hostandguest when he said NOT to watch Wolf of Wall Street with my parents – a decade later I still wish I had listened to him.
Please learn from my mistakes and listen to my warning to NOT watch Saltburn with your parents or anyone tbh. https://t.co/G5uFUypwL4— B e t s y (Taylor's Version) (@KetsyBatschke) December 20, 2023
my parents are watching saltburn pic.twitter.com/v9rTF8sTsw
— ab (@skkaregay) December 23, 2023
Watching Saltburn with my parents – bout to get weird 😅
— Jordan Christian (@JordanCPhil) December 25, 2023
i hope that all you freaks who showed your poor parents saltburn for christmas get cut out of the will. and please tell your parents i would never ever do that to them
— bailey meyers (@baileymeyers) December 26, 2023
Saltburn is now streaming on Prime Video
Please don’t watch with your parents pic.twitter.com/vdlT5BrFld
— Lee Travis (@LeeTravis_) December 22, 2023
watching saltburn with my parents, surely this will be an awesome and normal night in :)
— ali (@worrystonee) December 22, 2023
https://twitter.com/ReedRolling/status/1738722868521779509
i genuinely can’t comprehend how people are watching saltburn with their parents… like i could never do that.
— jack (@cevansyonce) December 26, 2023
I’ve had to steer my parents away from turning on Saltburn twice in the last three days.
“This looks interesting” no Dad it looks like something I’ll be watching alone with a glass of whiskey and an open mind https://t.co/Etmpek7C3f
— Jer (@ogjearbear) December 26, 2023
https://twitter.com/guitarmila97/status/1739532090218008853
If you want to get really weird, show your folks Poor Things.
