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Arthur Steven Loretto

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Arthur Steven Loretto of Santa Fe, N.M.  died Feb. 21, 2021 in Santa Fe. He was 52.

He was born May 7, 1968 in Zuni. He graduated from Twin Buttes High School in 1987. He lived in Albuquerque for the majority of his adult life, working for The Storehouse which works to fight food insecurity.

He was an avid Denver Broncos...

‘The Mauritanian’ recounts a horrifying ordeal

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Running Time: 129 minutes

This feature from STXfilms is currently available On Demand everywhere.

Based on a true story, the new drama The Mauritanian involves an African man who was arrested in his hometown, passed to United States officials and detained in Guantanamo Bay for more than 14 years. All of this occurred without a criminal charge ever being levied against him. Admittedly, some of this earnest drama’s courtroom procedurals don’t offer new or dynamic cinematic storytelling techniques. However, the numerous hardships this person was forced to endure without justification make this a tale worth telling.

Mohamedou Ould Slahi (Tahar Rahim)...

Predictable story, beautiful visuals in new Disney release

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Visit Kumandra in ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’

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Running Time: 108 minutes

This feature debuts March 5 at open cinemas and on Disney+ with Premier Access.

The two most recent features from Walt Disney Animation Studios were the sequels Frozen II and Ralph Breaks the Internet. It’s nice to see that their latest production, Raya and the Last Dragon, is an original and not another follow-up. It’s a beautifully animated fable that will most certainly entertain kids. Still, despite the fact that it is well-produced and isn’t a direct by-product of an earlier production, adult viewers may feel slightly less enamored with the predictable story.

This...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for March 5, 2021

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Welcome back to another busy week running through all of the highlights coming out on Blu-ray and DVD. This edition includes several big studio pictures and independent features. So, since you can’t or likely shouldn’t, be going out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!



 

BIG NEW RELEASES!



AFTER THE REIGN: A social media prankster is the protagonist of this dark comedy. The narrative follows the character’s rise to prominence pulling increasingly edgy stunts and hoaxes that eventually land him in legal trouble. After being arrested and incarcerated for his gags, his online following explodes. The protagonist becomes a popular...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for March 12, 2021

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By Glenn Kay

For the Sun

Welcome back to another article detailing new films that are arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. This edition is filled with a lot of noteworthy, quirky little titles and some nifty high-definition upgrades of classic titles. So, since you can’t, or likely shouldn’t be going out to the movies yet, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

BIG NEW RELEASES!

ADVERSE: The plot of this crime thriller involves a rideshare driver who learns that his sister has gone missing. Knowing of her ties to a local drug dealer and crime boss, the lead attempts to locate her. He soon determines that the only way to get to the truth is to become an official driver for the sinister...

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