Next Online Film (November 26): Critical Thinking (2020)

[Michael L Ray]

LTATM discussions at the Del Mar Theater are indefinitely suspended. Please join us online via Zoom video conferencing software (details below) where this week we'll discuss a film streaming on Kanopy (anyone with a library card can join Kanopy for free and stream six to twelve movies a month). 

On Wednesday, November 26, at 7pm we will be discussing the Drama - Critical Thinking (2020). Miami - 1998. Poverty, broken families, and a prejudiced system push underprivileged youth to the fringes of society. But for a magnetic group of teens, there's a reprieve. A game where it's not about where you come from, but how you play. That equalizer is chess. Mr. "T" Martinez (John Lequizamo who also directs), a chess militant and passionate coach, leads them to a completely foreign field of battle. The true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team which was the first inner city team to win the U.S. National High School Chess Championship. 97% on Rotten Tomatoes:

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

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 11/26: 382 215 7479

Passcode for 11/26: 665576

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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.