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Running Time: 121 minutes

To be frank, I wasn’t a fan of the 2014 update of The Equalizer, at least not in the way it was intended. This reviewer found it to be bloodthirsty, with the central character killing his foes in an almost gleeful manner and in the most violent ways possible (if memory serves, at one point using power tools and horrific booby traps). At the time, I think I joked that the main character should have been re-branded as “The Eliminator” instead. While The Equalizer 2 is still a bit silly and doesn’t offer many surprises story-wise, it does correct several of the original film’s flaws.

This time out, ex-CIA agent Robert...

Welcome back to another look at highlights coming your way on Blu-ray and DVD. It’s another busy edition with something in just about every genre imaginable. So if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give to give one of these titles a try!


BIG NEW RELEASES!

Andover - A professor perfects human genetic cloning and decides to recreate his late wife. He soon discovers that the copy isn’t quite the same as his lost love and sets about creating more until he can bring her back exactly as she was. This independent romantic comedy doesn’t have a whole lot of reviews yet, but the ones that have popped up haven’t been complimentary. They suggest it...

Area authors also join in at library’s special event

What do you see when you read? When James Joyce invites us to Dublin, when Charles Dickens sets us down in London, we come to know those cities specifically through their filters. We construct images in our minds when we are reading, because when we read we are immersed and the more we are immersed the less we are able in the moment to bring our analytical mind to bear upon an experience in which we are absorbed.”

These words were read by Octavia Fellin Library Director Tammie Moe as she introduced the “In Conversation with Local Authors” at the Octavia Fellin Public Library July 7.

Local authors discussed their works...

Cheyenne Martinez displayed her artistic talents at the UNM-Gallup Spring Student Art Show and walked away with a top ribbon for “Best in Show – Drawing.”

With the ribbon in hand as well as a recently earned Associate of Arts degree in Criminal Justice, Martinez is embarking on a new stage in her life as she heads to Trinity Washington University in Washington, D.C. to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice.

Originally from Tsayatoh, N.M., Martinez is a 2014 graduate of Gallup High School who enrolled in UNM-Gallup right after commencement. After her first semester she decided to go a different direction and enlisted in active duty with the U.S. Army.

She returned...