Review: ‘Election’ Introduces the World to Alexander Payne’s Comedic Brilliance

Payne’s second feature film was a comedy hit for all the right reasons

A still from Election, via Paramount/MTV Films/New Regency Pictures

Our next director focus, following the bleak nature of all of Jonathan Glazer’s work (other than parts of Sexy Beast), is going to be a lighter one. Since I absolutely adored The Holdovers last year, my interest…