Film No. 3 THE HOLDOVERS (2024). 12th Jan.

 

Film No. 3  (2023)  January 12th.  12:30 PM  PALACE Raine Sq, Cinema 9, Perth City.

"Being here with you is already onr big detention." (Angus gives his nemesis, Hunham, a piece of his mind).

NOMINEE  Best Original Screenplay (David Hemingson) Boston Film Society (2023). NOMINEE  Best Motion Picture of the Year (Alexander Payne) Oscars.

How does Alexander Payne (SIDEWAYS, THE DESCENTANTS) take concepts of friendship, loyalty and goodness with such gentle care to the big screen for audiences to be both entertained and challenged? I'm not sure, but he's good at it.

 

Go see THE HOLDOVERS and you'll see what I mean. Giamatti steals the show but feature newcomer Dominic Sessa adds the special ingredient that lifts PG's performance. A Golden Globe is already with PG, I'm sure he's grateful.

 For me, this is Payne's best.  10GUMS.