Watch or Pass Review of The Holdovers, a new film by Alexander Payne that is follows some unlikely holiday companions on a wonderful and painful journey. The film has an amazing cast, some sharp and funny writing, a 1970s style, and a ton of heart. I discuss the film, what I liked, and what I didn't like, discuss the ending, and try to stay in the holiday spirit!
The Holdovers
Release Date: October 27, 2023 (LA/NY Theaters), Then November 3 (Limited), and November 10 (Nationally)
Director: Alexander Payne
Writer: David Hemingson
Producers: Mark Johnson p.g.a, Bill Block, David Hemingson
Executive Producers: Andrew Golov, Thom Zadra, Chris Stinson
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, introducing Dominic Sessa
Runtime: 100 Minutes
Story: From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, THE HOLDOVERS follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with one of them -- a damaged, brainy troublemaker (newcomer Dominic Sessa) -- and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da’Vine Joy Randolph).
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