This Netflix holiday rom-com is secretly an environmentalist fantasy

Grist
By Kate YoderDec 23, 2025, 9:00 am110 ptsTrending
At first glance, A Merry Little Ex-Mas looks like yet another holiday rom-com — a comforting, predictable love story done up in a tidy bow. Only in this case, that festive wrapper is made of green ribbon. Any environmentally-minded viewers will quickly clock Ex-Mas as not just a corny yuletide romp, but a PSA…

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