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Phoebe Hart, Associate Professor, Film Screen & Animation, Queensland University of Technology

Nugget Is Dead brings queer love, multiculturalism and Aussie flair to the Christmas movie formula

Julia Firak

Stan’s new Christmas film Nugget is Dead is a colourful production that follows the rules of the seasonal genre film to a tee – with an Aussie twist and a dash of queer multiculturalism thrown in for good measure.

Most screenwriters refer to the Hallmark Channel as the generic yardstick of Christmas films. The US cable network pumps out dozens of tinsel-tinged offerings each year.

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