The Holdovers (2023)

A very good movie

“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was directed by Alexander Payne and since it had been very well received, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, following the rather abysmal ‘Downsizing’, Payne took his time to come with a follow-up but it was definitely worth the wait as he made a real come-back here. Indeed, this movie really deserves all the praise it has received and I really enjoyed the damned thing. I can’t say I have any knowledge of how it must have been to go to such a posh boarding school back in the 70’s but it was so well made, they managed to deliver a really convincing time capsule and they gave a very convincing feeling of such time and place. Also for Paul Giamatti, who was working again with Payne almost 20 years ” read more

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" Notes: Following the rather abysmal ‘Downsizing’, Alexander Payne took his time to come with a follow-up but it was definitely worth the wait as he made a real come-back here. Indeed, this movie really deserves all the praise it has received and I really enjoyed the damned thing. I can’t say I have any knowledge of how it must have been to go to such a posh boarding school back in the 70’s but it was so well made, they managed to deliver a really convincing time capsule and they gave a"

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" Notes: Following the rather abysmal ‘Downsizing’, Alexander Payne took his time to come with a follow-up but it was definitely worth the wait as he made a real come-back here. Indeed, this movie really deserves all the praise it has received and I really enjoyed the damned thing. I can’t say I have any knowledge of how it must have been to go to such a posh boarding school back in the 70’s but it was so well made, they managed to deliver a really convincing time capsule and they gave a"

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" Notes: Following the rather abysmal ‘Downsizing’, Alexander Payne took his time to come with a follow-up but it was definitely worth the wait as he made a real come-back here. Indeed, this movie really deserves all the praise it has received and I really enjoyed the damned thing. I can’t say I have any knowledge of how it must have been to go to such a posh boarding school back in the 70’s but it was so well made, they managed to deliver a really convincing time capsule and they gave a"

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" Cast : Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph What was it about? In 1970, a curmudgeonly history teacher at a New England boarding school remains on campus during Christmas break to supervise held over students, and ends up forming an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker. My two cents: Well, following the rather abysmal ‘Downsizing’, Payne took his time to come with a follow-up but it was definitely worth the wait as he made a real come-back here. Indeed, this movie reall"

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