Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

A Chinese immigrant mother (Michelle Yeoh) runs a failing laundromat with her unhappy husband (Ke Huy Quan). She has an antagonistic relationship with her daughter (Stephanie Hsu) who has recently come out as a lesbian. Her world is turned upside down however when she is contacted from a parallel multi-universe and told only she can save the universe. Directed by the Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), this crazy piece of inventive science-fiction takes awhile for it to get its rhythm going but when it does, watch out! At first, I was disappointed considering all the good things I'd heard about it because it seems like an incoherent, silly sci-fi action pic. But if you stick with it, you'll be rewarded with a poignant, touching and complex film about the lives we've made for ourselves, the memories we've made, the what ifs and should have beens and appreciate the richness and intricacies of the life we have, however mundane it may seem. Yeoh gives a career best performance and is supported by a near perfect cast. With Jamie Lee Curtis, James Hong, Jenny Slate and Harry Shum Jr.