The Holdovers (2023): Finding Incredible Warmth In A Desperately Cold World

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Ben & Rob stay in school with ‘The Holdovers’, the Alexander Payne coming-of-age drama that’s nominated for no less than FIVE Academy Awards! Starring Paul Giamatti, DaVine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa in his debut role, ‘The Holdovers’ tells the tale of a curmudgeonly teacher having to stay in school over the Christmas break; to babysit students who are unwanted at home for the holidays. Filled with subtle performances in a career highlight for co-stars Paul Giamatti and DaVine Joy Randolph, we recorded the episode before it came to light this film may have been plagiarised from a script named ‘Frisco’; if it turns out to have all been a big scam we WILL re-record!

Ripoff claims aside, ‘The Holdovers’ might just be the warmest, comfiest film of this decade. So why does director Alexander Payne despise having his film described in tho ...