Alexander Payne
Movie Review: The Holdovers
3.5 stars out of 5 You can go see this movie or, just watch the trailer, as there isn’t too much difference. Meet Paul Giamatti; he’s a curmudgeonly teacher! Now meet a bunch of students left behind over winter break at a fancy school — and Giamatti has to oversee them! Throw in the cafeteria […]
Movie Review: Nebraska
3 stars out of 5 Maybe my expectations were too high. Way too high. Alexander Payne is one of my favorite filmmakers. About Schmidt, Sideways, The Descendants: love ’em. Plus the ideas behind this one: old guy, road trip, hard times in small-town America. Add in the unorthodox casting of Will Forte, and that it’s […]
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