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Star Wars: The Last Jedi will please franchise fans

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Running Time: 152 min.

It hardly seems that reviews are necessary given the anticipation for the latest entry in the behemoth Star Wars saga. While this reviewer will admit to not being a huge aficionado of the franchise, or one who understands the gargantuan enthusiasm, I will confirm that...

DVD/Blu-ray Roundup for Dec. 15, 2017

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Welcome back to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. There are plenty of interesting features both new and old vying to grab your attention. So if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

Big New Releases!

All Saints - This faith-based drama tells the true story of a salesman-turned-pastor and his attempts to lead a church congregation. He has a difficult time, but soon encounters some Burmese refugees. Together, they take on projects like planting crops and the lead begins to earn the support of the community. Reaction was better-than-average for this type of feature. While a few suggested it was a bit obvious...

Shaandiin Tome’s Mud accepted into 2018 Sundance Film Festival

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The 9-minute short features talent from Shiprock, Albuquerque, and Fort Defiance

LOS ANGELES — The Sundance Institute released its Indie Episodic, Shorts and Special Events selections for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on Dec. 4.

Among those chosen is Mud (Hashtł’ishnii) a film about Ruby, a young Navajo mother, who faces the inescapable remnants of alcohol, family and culture on the last day of her life.

Mud writer and director Shaandiin Tome wrote the script earlier this year, having known the impacts of alcoholism on her own family growing up.

“This film serves as a reality that a lot of Native people face, but it is also a conversation starter to how we as a...

A consistently entertaining Disaster Artist features remarkable performances

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Running Time: 104 min.

I suppose, to a certain degree, how much one enjoys the new biopic The Disaster Artist might have something to do with how appreciative one is of the surreal 2003 drama, The Room. This biopic chronicles the making of the cult item that many describe as “so-bad-it’s-good,” as much as they do the eccentric man who made it. Even still, it’s hard to believe that audiences unfamiliar with the events upon which the movie is based won’t be enraptured by the enjoyable strangeness on display.

Based on the non-fiction book, this tale begins with aspiring thespian Greg Sestero (Dave Franco) meeting enigmatic and over-the-top...

DVD/Blu-ray Roundup for Dec. 8, 2017

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Welcome back to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. There’s some really interesting stuff coming... everything from family pictures to horror and even documentary. So if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

Big New Releases!

American Assassin - Based on the series of books, this action/thriller involves a young man who turns into a muscular vigilante after a group of terrorists kill his girlfriend. The hero is hired by the US government to be trained as a secret operative. His first task involves stopping a villain out to start war in the Middle East. Reaction to the feature was muted. The film...

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