In our penultimate Oscar Special, we review The Holdovers which racked up 5 nominations, including acting noms for Paul Giamatti and Da'Vine Joy Randolph. Opinions are widely split on this one so some debate arises as to whether there were too many gut punches, how emotionally manipulative it was, and debate about the ending.

This movie was directed by Alexander Payne.

GD4AM: 76/100

IMDb: 8.0/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Letterboxd: 4.2/5

RT: 97%

A cranky history teacher at a remote prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a troubled student who has no place to go and a grieving cook.

This movie is currently streaming on Peacock.

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