Next IN-THEATER film (January 21): No Other Choice (2025)

[Michael L Ray]

LTATM meetings at the Del Mar Theatre are indefinitely suspended. Please join us online via Zoom video conferencing software (details below) where this week we'll be discussing a movie we each see individually in a movie theatre of our choice. 

In Santa Cruz our movie, Park Chan Wook's No Other Choice (2025), which has already been shortlisted for a Best International Film Oscar nomination, is at the Santa Cruz Cinema (27 showings) and the Del Mar Theatre (15 showings).

On Wednesday, January 21 at 7pm we will discuss the Korean /Caper/Dark Comedy/Satire/Thriller/Drama - No Other Choice (2025). When a man is abruptly laid off by the paper company where he has worked tirelessly for many years, he grows increasingly desperate in his hunt for a new job. After being unemployed for several years, he devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition. 98% on Rotten Tomatoes:

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/no_other_choice

Attendees will need to download and install Zoom Client for Meetings (for laptops and desktops) or Zoom Mobile App (for smartphones). It's free, easy to use, and available here: https://zoom.us/download

To join, click on this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3822157479?pwd=RFFuWEZTL2ZTNmJtQ2NERmNKVDBEQT09

Or you can join by starting your Zoom app and entering the following Meeting ID and Passcode:

Meeting ID for 1/21/26: 382 215 7479

Passcode for 1/21/26: 665576

Creating a Zoom account is optional. You can join a meeting without one, or you can log onto Zoom with your Gmail or Facebook account.

Joining a meeting is easy. The instructions are the same for Mac and Windows:

NOTE: In order to join our online discussion, Zoom requires a unique Meeting ID to be entered by each attendee (below).

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That's all there is to it.