It’s a Christmas Miracle Mop: Joy

JoyDirected by David O. RussellOpens December 25
Joy is not technically a Christmas movie, but it is the fourth David O. Russell film in six years to open during the holiday season. First-album-style Russell fans who still pine for a Flirting with Disaster redux might say that’s because he’s become a mainstream, awards-courting shill (or at least as undisciplined and haphazard as an office holiday party), but really, it makes sense for the exact same reason Flirting still resonates