THE HOLDOVERS

Dominic Sessa (left) stars as Angus Tully and Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham in director Alexander Payne’s 'The Holdovers." (COURTESY OF FOCUS FEATURES)

“The Holdovers,” one of the 10 nominees for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards, is an astute character study, and an exquisitely detailed period piece, set at a Massachusetts boarding school in 1970.

All but five kids (Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley, Jim Kaplan, Michael Provost and Dominic Sessa) are sent home for a two-week Christmas break from the prestigious Barton Academy. The misanthropic ancient civilization’s teacher Mr. Hunham (Paul Giamatti) is left on babysitting duty. The only other person on campus is Mary Lamb (Da'Vine Joy Randolph), the manager of the kitchen.

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Best Picture Oscar nominee "The Holdovers" stars (from left) Dominic Sessa, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Paul Giamatti as an unlikely trio stuck celebrating Christmas together at a Massachusetts boarding school. (COURTESY OF FOCUS FEATURES)
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From left: Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Paul Giamatti and Dominic Sessa in "The Holdovers." (COURTESY OF FOCUS FEATURES)

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