The latest from acclaimed director Alexander Payne (THE DESCENDANTS, NEBRASKA, SIDEWAYS), THE HOLDOVERS follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti, in a Golden Globe winning performance) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da’Vine Joy Randolph, in her Golden Globe winning performance). With Dominic Sessa, Tate Donnovan, Carrie Preston.

THE HOLDOVERS is currently nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Giamatti), Best Supporting Actress (Randolph), and Best Original Screenplay.

“‘The Holdovers’ might be the most perfect Giamatti-delivery vehicle we’ve gotten in a long time, one that understands that he’s best when his talents for yelling are mixed with deep pathos. (GQ)

“In [Alexander] Payne’s work, one individual’s foibles and failings can open another’s perception; his humans lead not by example, but through their flaws. This is one of the director’s greatest films.” (New York Magazine / Vulture)

“Hunham’s hero Marcus Aurelius once wrote, “Give thyself leisure to learn some good thing.” Take his advice and see this film.” (Empire Magazine)

Saturday, March 9
Doors 5:45 pm | Movie 6:15 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
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THE HOLDOVERS (Alexander Payne, 2023 / 131 mins / 14A) 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.

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