The Holdovers
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The Holdovers 2023

★★★★½

Watched 20 Nov 2023

What I find fascinating about The Holdovers isn’t so much the staggering breakthrough Dominic Sessa performance or Paul Giamatti loudly reminding us he’s one of the greatest to grace the screen or even Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s effortless command of every scene— these aspects are obvious, they are the stainless steel cogs that ensure The Holdovers runs smoothly. What I find fascinating is why so many audiences have accepted the film’s warm embrace— it’s a tangible reminder that we, as living human beings, all crave and deserve love.

Romantic love, platonic love, familial love. That sense of belonging never erodes and through its many moving parts, The Holdovers reminds us of that. Brilliant stuff.

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