Minari + The Conformist

Chandler & Jacob review Minari (2020) and The Conformist (1970).

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This Week’s Movies

Minari (2020)

A Korean American family moves to Arkansas in search of the American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.

Dir. Lee Isaac Chung - English/Korean - 1h 56m - PG-13

The Conformist (1970)

A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.

Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci - Italian - 1h 53m - R

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Dragon Inn (1967)

The first film King Hu directed in Taiwan, Dragon Inn changed martial arts films forever. After a powerful eunuch has the minister of defense framed and executed, he sends his minions after the minister’s children. But a mysterious and ragtag group of master martial artists gather at a remote inn to confound the evil plans of the eunuchs.

Dir. King Hu - 1h 51 m - Not Rated - Taiwan

Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)

On a dark and stormy night, strangers gather in a run-down theatre, to watch its final showing before closing forever. As the classic martial-arts film, Dragon Inn, plays, the lives of the theatre’s employees and patrons intersect in the quiet haunted atmosphere of the dying cinema.

Dir. Tasi Ming-liang - 1h 24m - Not Rated - Taiwan

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