Holidays 2024: Human Connection in The Holdovers (2023)

Earth Makers: Queering Spiritual Care by Johanna Bear Armstrong

Dec 15, 202400:34:54Religion & Spirituality

Paul Hunham in Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers (2023) says, “Life is like a henhouse ladder, shitty and short.” If this is true, dare we take a risk on human connection?

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