Alexander Payne brings audiences to a New England boarding school in 1970 in “ The Holdovers,” a textured, nostalgic and often funny piece about three lonely and mismatched souls stuck together over C.
"The Holdovers," a reunion with "Sideways" star Paul Giamatti, is earning Payne his best reviews in years. It also marks the end of a period of uncertainty.
Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa and Da'Vine Joy Randolph are stuck at school for the holidays in this well-acted but unpersuasive comedy from director Alexander Payne.