Dream Wired
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop
No Result
View All Result
Dream Wired
No Result
View All Result
Home Movie

The Holdovers would be among my favorites of 2023, a refreshing difference from the superhero flicks, franchise movies.

rmtsa by rmtsa
May 17, 2024
in Movie
0
The Holdovers would be among my favorites of 2023, a refreshing difference from the superhero flicks, franchise movies.
74
SHARES
1.2k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter



The Holdovers would be among my favorites of 2023, a refreshing difference from the superhero flicks, franchise movies.

You might also like

Crime 101 | Official Trailer

Michael J. Fox Says “I’m Always Retiring” as He Returns To Acting in SHRINKING Season 3 — GeekTyrant

How Every Stephen King Movie Is Connected

The movie revolves around Paul Hunham( Paul Giamatti) a strict, no nonsense classics teacher at Barton Academy, a boarding school in New England, who is hated by students as well as fellow teachers for his attitude. His headmaster Dr.Woodrup hates him for flunking the son of a prominent senator, who is also a prominent donor.

As students leave for the Christmas break, 5 students are left behind at campus for various reasons, and as punishment Hunham is supposed to supervise them during that period. The students include Angus Tully( Dominic Sessa) whose mom is on a honey moon trip with her new husband. And giving them company is Mary Lamb( ) the cafeteria manager whose son Curtis a student of Barton’s was killed in the Vietnam War.

In a way the movie is similiar to flicks like Goodwill Hunting, Half Nelson, Finding Forrester exploring the teacher- student relationship. The relationship between the 3 characters is beautifully etched, Hunham a loner, living in his own world, passionate about ancient history, Angus like any youth wanting to break free and Mary coming to terms with the loss of her son.

Alexander Payne has always been good at exploring human relationships be it the bonding between 2 friends in Sideways, or the foster dad bonding with his adopted son in About Schmidt or the father son bonding on a road trip in Nebraska.

The depiction generates the right amount of warmth, without getting overtly sentimental or melodramatic. Just take the scene at the Christmas party where Mary breaks down remembering her son, does not go over the top, yet you feel her grief so well.

It might not appeal to everyone, with it's very leisurely narration, I had watched this in a near empty theater. I found it to be a soothing breeze, one which you just soak in, the comedy too is more genteel.

Though Paul Giamatti lost out on the Oscar, his performance is brilliant, as the cranky teacher with a sensitive core.

Da'Vine Joy Randolph is first rate as the mother coping with the loss of her only son, trying to conceal it beyond a stoic demeanour.

And Dominic Sessa in his debut movie is first rate, as Angus Tully, wonderfully conveying the angst of a youth, with his own personal issues, hope to see more of him.

submitted by /u/LoneWolfIndia [comments]



Source link

Tags: amongDifferenceFavoritesflicksFranchiseHoldoversMOVIESRefreshingSUPERHERO
Share30Tweet19
rmtsa

rmtsa

Recommended For You

Crime 101 | Official Trailer

by rmtsa
October 24, 2025
0
Crime 101 | Official Trailer

He’s about to break every rule he’s ever lived by. Watch the trailer for #Crime101​ now, starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, and Halle Berry. See the...

Read more

Michael J. Fox Says “I’m Always Retiring” as He Returns To Acting in SHRINKING Season 3 — GeekTyrant

by rmtsa
October 24, 2025
0
Michael J. Fox Says “I’m Always Retiring” as He Returns To Acting in SHRINKING Season 3 — GeekTyrant

After five years away from acting, Michael J. Fox is officially back, and he’s bringing his trademark humor with him. The beloved Back to the Future star, who...

Read more

How Every Stephen King Movie Is Connected

by rmtsa
October 24, 2025
0
How Every Stephen King Movie Is Connected

Every Stephen King story is connected in the same fictional universe (or multiverse if you want to get technical about it). But that also means that every Stephen...

Read more

DCU’s First Crossover Movie May Have Been Revealed in Trademark Filing

by rmtsa
October 23, 2025
0
DCU’s First Crossover Movie May Have Been Revealed in Trademark Filing

The first big DCU crossover movie may have been revealed in a new copyright trademark filing. James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU officially began in December 2024 with...

Read more

Park Chan-wook Explores AI & Dark Comedy

by rmtsa
October 23, 2025
0
Park Chan-wook Explores AI & Dark Comedy

Park Chan-wook is a master of genre — he’s put his visceral, cheeky stamp on romantic noir, action thrillers, gothic horror and, now, blistering satire. Set to receive...

Read more
Next Post
TV Ratings for Thursday 16th May 2024

TV Ratings for Thursday 16th May 2024

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Browse by Category

  • Celebrity
  • Comics
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • Music
  • TV
  • Uncategorized

CATEGORIES

  • Celebrity
  • Comics
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • Music
  • TV
  • Uncategorized
No Result
View All Result

Recent News

  • How & When to Get Tickets, Dates, Cities & More – Hollywood Life
  • Hottest Thirst Traps Of The Week, Vol. 118
  • Taylor Swift Scores Another Chart Double

Copyright © 2023 DramaWired.
DramaWired is a content aggregator and not responsible for the content of external sites.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Celebrity
  • DramaAlert
  • Gossip
  • Movie
  • TV
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Shop

Copyright © 2023 DramaWired.
DramaWired is a content aggregator and not responsible for the content of external sites.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In