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Minari radiates great warmth throughout

MOVIE PICK OF THE WEEK

Minari

Available now

On demand from YouTube, Amazon Prime, Google Play, Apple TV

One of this year’s greatest cinematic experiences so far is the brilliantly crafted Minari, a semi-autobiographical take on writer/director Isaac Chung’s Asian-American upbringing. The plot is beautifully simple, following a family of South Korean immigrants who move to an Arkansas farm in the 1980s.

Minari radiates great warmth throughout. From the stunningly saturated cinematography to the touching ...