the atomic bomb, a revisionist doll and CGI Harrison Ford have gobbled up our attention, for better or worse, but not because any of those varied titles have much heart.Then there’s the “The Holdovers,” directed by Alexander Payne, which is set during frigid Christmastime at a Northeast boarding school that’s nearly empty of students.
The lovable dramedy, which just screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, is blanketed in snow and ice — and it’s the warmest cinematic experience you’ll have all year.
Running time: 133 minutes. Rated R (language, some drug use and brief sexual material). In theaters Nov. 10. It’s also the latest member of a genre I never get tired of: coming-of-age movies that take place during the 1960s and ‘70s.
Nothing enlivens a film like not being bogged down by cellphones, helicopter parents or political correctness. In recent years, we have been gifted splendid ones including Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza” and Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans.” “The Holdovers” joins their angsty ranks.However, this is not another teen movie.
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