Seacia Pavao/Focus FeaturesBeautifully performed, extremely funny, and deeply emotional, Alexander Payne’s 1970s-set holiday-season dramedy The Holdovers (Oct. 27) seems destined for awards success. While Payne’s direction is strong and screenplay stellar, the film’s most worthy win would be for its supporting actress, Da’Vine Joy Randolph. Randolph delivers a quiet, precise, and perfect performance that elevates her already impressive body of work to new exceptional highs.The Holdovers takes pl
Hearkening back to decades ago, Alexander Payne delivers an intimate and touching character drama. The Holdovers Review: Paul Giamatti & Da’Vine Joy Randolph Shine in Charming Time Capsule Liz Shannon Miller
Seacia Pavao/Focus FeaturesTORONTO, Canada—There’s no comprehending the present without understanding the past, and yet yesterday need not dictate today or tomorrow—a dynamic that stands at the heart of The Holdovers, Alexander Payne’s humorous and touching period drama. Harkening back to the ’70s and his own triumphant collaborative relationship with Sideways star Paul Giamatti while simultaneously saying something fresh and funny about loneliness, kinship, and sacrifice, the director’s latest