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otta See<br />
entertainment | GOTTA SEE By lisa marie<br />
December 4<br />
► All My Life - Based on a true story, the film is about a “sweet,<br />
fun-loving, newly engaged couple” whose lives change forever when<br />
one of them is diagnosed with terminal liver cancer. Their wedding<br />
plans are thrown off and then change drastically into something else,<br />
but their story inspires “an outpouring of generosity and attention<br />
from people around the world who want to celebrate the power of<br />
love with them.” Jessica Rothe stars with Harry Shum Jr. as Jenn and<br />
Sol, also joined by Kyle Allen, Chrissie Fit, Jay Pharoah, Marielle Scott,<br />
and Keala Settle.<br />
► Half Brothers - Follow the clues. Uncover the mystery. Find<br />
your family. The story follows a successful Mexican aviation<br />
executive who is shocked to discover he has an American halfbrother<br />
he never knew about. The two very different half-brothers<br />
go on a road journey together masterminded by their ailing father,<br />
tracing the path their father took as an immigrant from Mexico to<br />
the United States. Starring Luis Gerardo Méndez and Connor Del<br />
Rio as the brothers.<br />
December 18<br />
► Minari - A tender and sweeping story about what roots us.<br />
“Minari” follows a Korean American family that moves to a tiny<br />
Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family<br />
home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed,<br />
but incredibly loving grandmother Soonja. Amidst the instability<br />
and challenges of this new life in the rugged Ozarks, “Minari” shows<br />
the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.<br />
“Minari” is both written and directed by Korean-American filmmaker<br />
Lee Isaac Chung.<br />
► Wild Mountain Thyme - Headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon<br />
(Emily Blunt) has her heart set on winning her neighbor Anthony<br />
Reilly’s love. The problem is Anthony (Jamie Dornan) seems to<br />
have inherited a family curse and remains oblivious to his beautiful<br />
admirer. Stung by his father Tony Reilly’s (Christopher Walken)<br />
plans to sell their family farm to his American nephew (Jon Hamm),<br />
Anthony is suddenly jolted into pursuing his dreams in this comedic,<br />
moving and wildly romantic tale. Also starring Jon Tenney, Dearbhla<br />
Molloy, Danielle Ryan, and Lydia McGuinness.<br />
► The Father - Anthony Hopkins plays “the father,” a man with<br />
dementia who can no longer make much sense of the world anymore.<br />
Anthony refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages, growing<br />
more confused. He begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind,<br />
and even the fabric of his reality. The film “warmly embraces real<br />
life, through loving reflection upon the vibrant human condition;<br />
it’s heart-breaking and uncompromisingly poignant – a movie that<br />
nestles in the truth of our own lives.” Also starring Olivia Colman,<br />
Mark Gatiss, Rufus Sewell, Imogen Poots, and Olivia Williams.<br />
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December 25<br />
► News of the World - This adventure western movie stars Tom<br />
Hanks as a Civil War vet and widower who moves from town to town<br />
36 | December 2020 | www.AtlanticAveMagazine.com<br />
Jessica Rothe<br />
All My Life
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