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This review was originally published September 12, 2023.

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Be sure to also readour interview with Best Supporting Actress nominee DaVine Joy Randolph.

Paul is a man teetering on the edge of pathetic.

Randolph plays Mary as someone determinedly working through heartbreak while allergic to pity, from herself or from others.

The worlds been hard on these characters, butThe Holdoversis generous to them without being sentimental.

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