The Holdovers (2023) (original) (raw)

A rebellious student, a notoriously disliked professor and the school�s head chef form an unlikely bond when they are the only ones left on-campus for Christmas break, helping one another understand that they are not beholden to their past.

Director: Alexander Payne
Writer: David Hemingson
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley
Producer: Mark Johnson

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Winner
Academy Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Da'Vine Joy Randolph	2023
Nominee
Academy Awards	Best Picture		2023
Academy Awards	Best Actor	Paul Giamatti	2023
Academy Awards	Best Original Screenplay	David Hemingson	2023

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Review by Brian Orndorf, October 18, 2023

10 / 10

Alexander Payne has an incredible track record as a director, overseeing a list of amazing pictures during his time, including 2011�s �The Descendants� and 1999�s �Election.� His streak was broken with 2017�s �Downsizing,� unable to find a proper mood for the misguided comedy, though it was hardly a disaster. Payne is back on his feet with �The Holdovers,� where he reunites with his �Sideways� star, Paul Giamatti, with the pair once again examining the life of an arrogant man facing the cold reality of his personality, trading the sloshed battleground of wine fields for a private school for bo ...read more...

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