On Friday, it could feel therapeutic. Memories of fraught family Christmas meals won’t seem so bad once you’ve spent Thanksgiving with the Blakes. In the Manhattan apartment of Brigid Blake (Beanie Feldstein) and her boyfriend Richard (Steven Yeun), a troubled family are gathering for a tense celebration.

A clever script and spooky sound design hint at long-held secrets and simmering tensions.

It’s a bit stagy but nuanced performances from Amy Schumer, Richard Jenkins and Jayne Houdyshell keep us gripped.

In cinemas from New Year’s Eve