🌏Follow us: https://linktr.ee/therankedpodcast #theholdovers #theholdoversmovie Follow along as RANKED reviews a new movie release every week of 2023, slowly compiling the best films of the year into our sacred hierarchical list. Previous Episode 2023 RANKED List: 1. Oppenheimer 2. Killers of the Flower Moon 3. Beau Is Afraid 4. Infinity Pool 5. Talk to Me 6. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 8. Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One 9. John Wick: Chapter 4 10. Tetris 11. Gran Turismo 12. Air 13. Creed III 14. Sound of Freedom 15. A Haunting In Venice 16. The Creator 17. The Flash 18. Fast X 19. Asteroid City 20. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 21. Shazam! Fury of the Gods 22. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 23. M3GAN 24. missing 25. The Machine 26. Barbie 27. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 28. The Exorcist: Believer 29. Scream VI 30. The Super Mario Bros. Movie 31. Dumb Money 32. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 33. Renfield 34. The Equalizer 3 35. Blue Beetle 36. Evil Dead Rise 37. The Pope’s Exorcist 38. Magic Mike’s Last Dance 39. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 40. Knock at the Cabin 41. Insidious: The Red Door 42. Five Nights at Freddy’s 43. The Nun II 44. The Last Voyage of the Demeter 45. Plane 46. Haunted Mansion 47. Cocaine Bear 48. Knights of the Zodiac The Holdovers is what they call an “instant classic.” It’s what people are talking about when they say “they don’t make ‘em like they used to.” It’s one of those snapshot of life, full range of emotion type of movies that keeps you hooked from beginning to end because the story flows as naturally as a stream as opposed to the artificial canal of formulaic story structure. It’s nostalgic without being forceful. It’s hilarious in a subtle, very down-to-earth way. And it’s never more melancholic or dramatic than it needs to be. It’s everything that Wes Anderson movies used to be, before he left reality for his quirkily filmed stage-plays. Instead, this movie reads like a classic American novel, with a limited cast and setting and by the end you fully understand (and therefore love) each character because they ARE real people trapped in the tragic shortcomings of real life where the losers lose while watching the winners win and making the best of it regardless. Therefore it’s not triumphant. It’s not even particularly heartfelt or inspiring. Hardly anything changes from beginning to end, other than a greater understanding and connection between a small group of disparate people. And to that end, it is beautiful. Support the show by using these affiliate links: GET A BUG-A-SALT HERE: https://amzn.to/3Cya379 GET ALL THE BOND MOVIES HERE: https://amzn.to/2Vo1JWP If you enjoy our work, here's our crypto tip jar: BTC: bc1qz6s04aw2qdkl946uttpqgtqv06utfd287vmu90 Dogecoin: DKzAwyN3neSeWfSwTBPcDp1NJafypqWooe Our individual channels: Charles: https://www.youtube.com/@Flavorful_Chunt https://www.youtube.com/@FilmHacker McCurdy: https://www.youtube.com/@ryanmccurdy9423 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rankedpodcast/message