Topics covered include: The breathtaking cinematography that reflected a semi auto-biographical lens, how Emile Mosseri's melancholic score captured the immigrant experience, Ray's obsession with Steven Yeun, how the film explored the dichotomy between the American Dream and stark reality, why the Golden Globes controversy reinforces the white male gaze as a cinematic language, how Minari ranks among the A24 banner, and why Minari was so personally resonating to both of us.