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Minari
A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home. Writer director Lee Isaac Chung's excellent drama is semi autobiographical as Chung also grew up on his father's farm in Arkansas. Chung's recollection of his own childhood might be what gives Minari its dreamlike calmness and flow.
 

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Greenland (Amazon Prime)
John Garrity (Gerard Butler), his estranged wife (Morena Baccarin) and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary as a planet killing comet hurtles toward Earth. Amid terrifying accounts of cities getting levelled, the Garrity's experience the best and worst in humanity. As the countdown to the global apocalypse approaches zero, their incredible trek culminates in a desperate and last minute flight to a possible safe haven. Prolific stunt actor-turned-director Ric Roman Waugh (Felon, Snitch) reunites with his Angel Has Fallen star Gerard Butler in Greenland, an unequivocally bleak and hugely watchable disaster movie with a sci-fi edge.

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Monster Zone
A maverick 15 year old high school student, Danny, is transferred to a secret boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from the fifth dimension. To save the school from havoc of the monsters, he must work with his more successful rival, Liz, and their moth human hybrid professor. Jamie Bell, and Australian actress, Ruby Rose lead the film's voice cast. Cranston Academy, Monster Zone (formerly Scary Show) is a Mexican British Canadian animated horror comedy film directed by Leopoldo Aguilar.
 

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