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(July 23, 2023) Original
(October 22, 2023) New Poster (#1) — New Release Date (changed from 11.10.2023)

Release Date:

October 27, 2023

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “Nobody likes teacher Paul Hunham (Giamatti) — not his students, not his fellow faculty, not the headmaster, who all find his pomposity and rigidity exasperating. With no family and nowhere to go over Christmas holiday in 1970, Paul remains at school to supervise students unable to journey home. After a few days, only one student holdover remains — a trouble-making 15-year-old named Angus, a good student whose bad behavior always threatens to get him expelled. Joining Paul and Angus is head cook Mary (Randolph)-an African American woman who caters to sons of privilege and whose own son was recently lost in Vietnam. These three very different shipwrecked people form an unlikely Christmas family sharing comic misadventures during two very snowy weeks in New England. The real journey is how they help one another understand that they are not beholden to their past-they can choose their own futures.”

Poster Rating: C+

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Review: As much as this design does a satisfactory job conveying the premise of the film, the empty space feels overbearing. That might be thematically relevant, but it seems unlikely all things considered.

Trailer Rating: B

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Review: The early moments of the trailer feel rather conventional, but as it plays on, the emotional context begins to shine through making for a rather compelling effort. While it’s ostensibly a comedy, the only genuinely funny moment comes at the end of the trailer and that’s not going to help it find an audience.

Oscar Prospects:

Alexander Payne is always an Oscar contender, so count on this one to be a player.

Trailer #1

Posters

Poster #1