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The Holdovers (Alexander Payne, Paul Giamatti) -- UPDATE: On Peacock December 29
Posted on 11/6/23 at 9:23 am
Posted on 11/6/23 at 9:23 am
Alexander Payne's first movie in 6 years. Re-teaming with Paul Giamatti after their success together in the wild wine adventure Sideways.
Currently sitting at 96% on Rotten Tomatoes with 154 reviews. Oscar buzz for Giamatti and "a return to form" for Payne.
Plot synopsis: 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.
Trailer here.
Opens wide this Friday!
Currently sitting at 96% on Rotten Tomatoes with 154 reviews. Oscar buzz for Giamatti and "a return to form" for Payne.
Plot synopsis: 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.
Trailer here.
Opens wide this Friday!
This post was edited on 12/22/23 at 10:29 am
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Posted on 11/6/23 at 9:30 am to Kinderman
Will it even be eligible for an Oscar under the new rules?
Posted on 11/6/23 at 9:43 am to Kinderman
Really no way this isn't good.
Posted on 11/6/23 at 10:27 am to Gifman
It’s really good … acting is stellar including the newcomer.
Soundtrack and sets set the 70s mood
Soundtrack and sets set the 70s mood
Posted on 11/6/23 at 10:31 am to JW
Where do you think it ranks in Payne's filmography?
Posted on 11/6/23 at 10:36 am to Kinderman
Top 4 imo … I’m a little biased though.
Posted on 11/6/23 at 10:43 am to JW
Good deal. I saw Gold Derby had it #2, just behind Sideways, which is wild considering the other great flicks he's made.
Posted on 11/6/23 at 10:52 am to Kinderman
I think it being his first period film really elevates it as well in the canon
AP is a great person and happy he’s back after downsizing
AP is a great person and happy he’s back after downsizing
Posted on 11/6/23 at 11:39 am to Kinderman
don't even need to see the trailer, if Giamatti's in so am I
Posted on 11/6/23 at 1:10 pm to Kinderman
quote:
curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti)
They’ll never believe it
Posted on 11/6/23 at 1:36 pm to Kinderman
I am looking forward to this one
Posted on 11/6/23 at 1:46 pm to Kinderman
Giamatti is amazing, but damn if every time I see him my first thought is "WNNNBBBBCCCCC".
Posted on 11/8/23 at 5:15 pm to SoFlaGuy
opens wide this Friday for those interested
Posted on 11/10/23 at 1:14 pm to JW
friendly BUMP reminder that if you are hitting the local cineplex this weekend, this is one of your best bets that opens nationwide today.
Still sitting at 96% RT FWIW after 175+
Still sitting at 96% RT FWIW after 175+
This post was edited on 11/10/23 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 11/13/23 at 9:01 pm to JW
Fiancé and I saw the matinee today. Probably my 2nd best movie of the year behind Oppenheimer, really enjoyed it. Great character study and they nailed the 70s feel with the way it was shot. That was actually the first Payne movie I have seen, will be checking out his other works
This post was edited on 11/13/23 at 9:02 pm
Posted on 11/13/23 at 9:06 pm to cfish140
You’ve never seen Sideways? How is that even possible.
Election is a classic, and The Descendants is very good as well.
Election is a classic, and The Descendants is very good as well.
Posted on 11/13/23 at 9:18 pm to cfish140
quote:
Probably my 2nd best movie of the year behind Oppenheimer, really enjoyed it. Great character study and they nailed the 70s feel with the way it was shot.
I felt the same. No doubt Giamatti will get a nomination, but Sessa did outstanding. Especially it being his first movie.
Posted on 11/14/23 at 9:29 am to Kinderman
As an old boarding school kid, I will not miss this one. Just watching the trailer brought bakc a thousand memories.
Posted on 11/14/23 at 11:55 am to Lsupimp
We used 5 different schools on the project …. I had never been exposed to one until the production. Impressive history (the roosevelts went to one of them - Groton)
Posted on 11/14/23 at 2:41 pm to JW
The thing about boarding schools, many of the kids are there because it's part of the family history, like admittance to an elite club, a right of passage. But to others, it's just because there is really something terrible going on back home. And there are kids who thrive and kids who just can't cope with it. The school I went to was very strict, very academically and physically rigorous, and coed. I absolutely thrived. It was like going off to college at 18, and in that era, replete with this kind of formality that was really impressive. College for me was kind of old hat, I'd done it 4 years earlier.
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