Friday, November 17, 2023
The Holdovers
It’s the winter break at Barton Academy, a New England prep boarding school, in 1970 & everyone has gone home for the holidays except the holdovers, those students that have nowhere to go. First, there were 4, then there were 5, & finally just one, Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa), a smart but damaged troublemaker. Also, one instructor & one cook stay on campus to manage the holdovers. The instructor is Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti), a strict curmudgeon no one likes. The cook is Mary Lamb (Da’Vine Joy Randolph) who just lost her son in the Viet Nam War. In this comedy/drama, these 3 lonely individuals strike an unlikely bond while on their adventure where they reveal their true selves to each other & they try to help each other. This touching story reminds us that even during the holidays, there are those suffering with sadness & depression and there are those that care about them.
Alien gives it 3 “Boston field trip” stars out of 4.
