We quite liked The Holdovers - top performances from Paul & everyone, really. The kid is a revelation. Paul doing his witty embittered thing - good dialogue and a fine return to form from Payne.
Paul Giamatti is rather an underachiever given his family background - father was president of Yale and later MLB baseball commissioner. I feel he must have drawn a bit from that experience in his performance in The Holdovers.
I just got in from The Holdovers. I really thought it was lovely. Like a film that doesn’t get made so much anymore. Nothing shocking just a beautiful story well told with superb performances.
What a great film. A proper visual feast. Could’ve done with being a tad shorter imo but thats me nitpicking.
Haven’t seen a single film in the last few years that wouldn’t have been better with 20 minutes knocked off. Don’t know why that is.
Agreed. Sweet spot for me is somewhere between 90 and 120 minutes.
No three hour film has ever ‘flown by’ imo… with the possible exception of Interstellar (maybe).
It’s like albums, around 45 minutes is perfect imo
I’d love to see your edit of this then 
Went on my own to see this at Depot in Lewes back in the summertime, Quite an experience. A 10 minute scene of her peeling potatoes and about 20mins trying to make an acceptable cup of coffee.
Hailed as a masterpiece of slow cinema and certainly one that could be included in the old films thread too. 
Recently voted the greatest film of all time in fact!
I’ve seen a couple of 8 hour Wang Bing documentaries.
I’m not sure that porn compilations count 
Sorry, I read that as wang binge.
I wouldn’t read too much into that poll. It was a Sight and Sound best film ever poll which they run every ten years I think. There was a short talk about that from one of their employees which included some of the more humerous and disbelieving reactions to its winning.
There’s a decent article about it here…
Did you like it? I watched it in two sittings which probably took a bit of the impact away but still thought it was brilliant
I really did. It was a lovely summer day, I strolled down on my own and enjoyed the talk beforehand then let it wash over me. I thought it was extraordinary and like nothing else I’d seen before.
It’s almost how I’d categorise ‘actual’ reality tv. Long watch, but not unenjoyable.
Just been to see it, so good
Dune (new one) at the end I felt like I could have watched another 2 hours of it easily
Going to see it tomorrow 
Me too! Been waiting for months since seeing the trailer last year.
watched the holdovers at home and thought the same, really enjoyed it. my wife actually thought it was an “old” film. Reminded me a bit of goodwill hunting in a way.
Poor Things was excellent, went to see it not knowing anything and that was great. Could have done with 30 mins lopped off the third act.
Some right popcorn straight to mouthbreathers in the audience though, we were laughing like fucking drains, majority stone silent…