The Holdovers

I went to a boys boarding school where I studied Latin and occasionally got into trouble. As you can imagine, this film was like a who’s who of my teenage years. I don’t really feel like elaborating, but this movie gets so many things right. Yes, Fork Union is a real military school in Virginia. Yes, it was a place you went to after being expelled. Yes, our school had teachers very much like Professor Paul Hunham, and it had students very much like Teddy Kountze. On top of my utter nostalgia, THE HOLDOVERS is just a good movie with good characters. It’s truly better than it has a right to be. Strong recommend.