Holiday in Santa Fe (2021)

This is very standard holiday made for TV fare, maybe a little less charming than you might hope for, and chock full of fake things about Santa Fe. That said, first of all, it is is fluff and romance centering on family, art, and the holidays, so when you really need a diversion this is just right in terms of lightness. After all, the President of the United State did just say this week that the brutal murder of a Hollywood legend and his wife was because he critisized him and basically got what he deserved--so low brow and yet completely on brand that a movie with this little to think about hits the spot. It is all sweetness and light. Not a thing about Santa Fe is correct, other than its gorgeous plaza. No one eats traditional New Mexican food, and the Winter Fest is complete fiction. But the bottom line is that we are about to start watching a series of movies short listed for the Oscars, and the bulk of them will be serious--interspersed with the Visual Effects films, which are pure action and eye candy--and something this phony is a welcome diversion before we get down tot the serious business of seeing everything that is wrong with the world.