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MOVIE SNEAK PEEKS

Minari

Website: A24

Synopsis: A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but incredibly loving grandmother. Amidst the instability and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, Minari shows the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.

Release Date: December 11, 2020 (limited); February 12, 2021 (expanded)
Directed by: Lee Isaac Chung
Screenplay by: Lee Isaac Chung
Starring: Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, and Scott Haze, with Yuh-Jung Youn and Will Patton
Distributor: A24
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 1 hour 55 minutes
Rated PG-13

Parallel

Website: Vertical Entertainment

Synopsis: A group of friends stumble upon a mirror that serves as a portal to a “multiverse”, but soon discover that importing knowledge from the other side in order to better their lives brings increasingly dangerous consequences.

Release Date: In select theaters and on demand December 11, 2020
Directed by: Isaac Ezban
Screenplay by: Scott Blaszak
Starring: Aml Ameen, Martin Wallström, Georgia King, Mark O’Brien, and Alyssa Diaz, with David Harewood and Kathleen Quinlan
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Running Time: 1 hour 43 minutes
Not Rated

Wild Mountain Thyme

Website: Official Site

Synopsis: John Patrick Shanley, who created the classic MOONSTRUCK, brings his sweeping romantic vision to Ireland with Wild Mountain Thyme. The headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon (Emily Blunt) has her heart set on winning her neighbor Anthony Reilly’s love. The problem is Anthony (Jamie Dornan) seems to have inherited a family curse, and remains oblivious to his beautiful admirer. Stung by his father Tony’s (Christopher Walken) plans to sell the family farm to his American nephew (Jon Hamm), Anthony is jolted into pursuing his dreams in this comedic, moving and wildly romantic tale.

Release Date: In theaters and on demand December 11, 2020
Directed by: John Patrick Shanley
Screenplay by: John Patrick Shanley
Based on the play “Outside Mullingar” by John Patrick Shanley
Starring: Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm, Dearbhla Molloy, and Christopher Walken
Distributor: Bleecker Street
Genre: Drama, Romance
Running Time: 1 hour 42 minutes
Rated PG-13