
Stranger Than Paradise
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A low-budget breakout film that wowed critics and audiences on its initial release, Stranger than...

The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond
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The Alps have seen the march of armies, the flow of pilgrims and Crusaders, the feats of...

The Portuguese in the East: A Cultural History of a Maritime Trading Empire
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Vasco da Gama's voyage to India in the late fifteenth century opened up new economic and cultural...

LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Minari (2020) in Movies
Aug 5, 2021
It has excellent sprinklings of humour throughout its very human and often crushing narrative, and is backed by one of the most beautiful music scores I've ever heard.
The entire cast is superb, especially Yuh-Jung Youn, who essentially plays two characters to great effect, and then of course to Alan Kim, quite possibly the most adorable kid in the history of film, and who puts in one hell of a performance. This is all complimented by some seriously stunning cinematography, which manages to achieve an almost dream like quality amongst all the realism.
Minari is a triumphant piece of cinema, that managed to absolutely break me and had me on the verge of tears for most of the second half. Thanks a lot Minari you emotional, brilliant bastard.

Beneath the Underdog
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Bass player extraordinaire Charles Mingus, who died in 1979, is one of the essential composers in...

Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir
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Legendary and iconic singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper offers a poignant account of the journey that...

Elvis Ignited: The Rise of an Icon in Florida
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It was his most electric and influential time as a live performer. The young and hungry Elvis, the...

Far From Over by Vijay Iyer Sextet
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Keyboardist-composer Vijay Iyer's energized sequence of ECM releases has garnered copious...
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The Maddie Diaries
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Teen dance prodigy, breakout Dance Moms star, and judge on So You Think you Can Dance: The Next...
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The Kingdom of Back
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu comes a historical YA fantasy about a musical...