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MInari, Jan, 1, 6:30 2021 PG13 4.5/5 stars
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.
Simon Birch, Jan, 8, 6:30 1998 PG 5/5 stars
imon Birch (Ian Michael Smith) and Joe Wenteworth (Joseph Mazzello) are boys who have a
reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca (Ashley
Judd), is keeping her lips sealed, no matter how much he protests. Simon, meanwhile, is an
11-year-old dwarf whose outsize personality belies his small stature. Indeed, he often as-
sails the local reverend (David Strathairn) with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on
his quest to find his biological father.
Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Jan 15 PG
Lloyd Vogel is an investigative journalist who receives an assignment to profile Fred Rogers,
aka Mr. Rogers. He approaches the interview with skepticism, as he finds it hard to believe
that anyone can have such a good nature. But Roger's empathy, kindness and decency soon
chips away at Vogel's jaded outlook on life, forcing the reporter to reconcile with his own
painful past
Kolya Jan 22 PG Best Foreign Film 4.4/5 stars
As the Cold War winds down, former concert cellist Louka (Zdenek Sverák) barely makes
ends meet providing accompaniment at funerals after being blacklisted from his much cush-
ier job with the Prague Philharmonic. For a fee, he marries a Russian woman (Libuse Saf-
ránková) so she can become a Czech citizen, but she immediately emigrates to West Germa-
ny, sticking the bachelor with her sickly 5-year-old Kolya (Andrej Chalimon) and a host of
official questions about the sham marriage.
Beautiful Fantastic, Jan 29 PG, 5/5 stars
When Bella Brown, a reclusive young woman is threatened with eviction unless she gives her
garden a makeover, she sets to work watched by her scornful and curmudgeonly next-door
neighbour, Alfie
