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Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD. Last week was busy and as a result it’s going to be very, very quiet for the next couple of weeks. Still, here’s what is coming your way if you’re looking for something new to watch over the holidays.

 

BIG NEW RELEASES!



BUTCHER’S CROSSING: This period effort is based on a novel by John Edward Williams. The plot revolves around a Harvard grad who leaves Massachusetts looking for adventure. He arrives in the Old West and teams up with a frontiersman hunting buffalo pelts in a secluded valley. The lead, his new boss and their crew must survive an arduous winter journey in order to complete...

Another year has passed in no time at all, which means that many critics groups are listing their favorite films and creating Oscar buzz in the process. Of course, everyone has a different opinion of what the best titles were, but hearing someone explain why a particular feature struck a nerve is what makes these kinds of discussions fun and interesting. With that in mind, this reviewer will let you know what films made a lasting impression on him.

One memorably unique effort is Polite Society from Focus Features. It follows a teen in London of Pakistani descent learning that her older sister is about to be married. Upset at losing her sibling, the glowering youth...

The Community Pantry in Gallup received a semi-truck donation of almost 28,000 tons of food Dec. 20 from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. That’s enough food to provide one meal to everyone in Gallup, Chief Operating Officer Hilda Garcia-Kendall said.

The donation from the Church will help supplement almost all of the Pantry’s different programs to decrease food insecurity. The Pantry serves more than 3,500 families twice a month.  They provide more than 40,000 meals annually. The Gallup location serves McKinley County residents, where about 34% of the population lives below the poverty line.  That’s 23% more than the national average.

On December 20, volunteers...

It’s been a long road for Dr. Chris Gonzaga and, while it’s not at the end, he’s due for some well deserved family time, rest and recreation.

Gonzaga retired from Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital Dec. 8 after a 40-year career in medicine that included 26 years at RMCH. Over those years he’s become known for his compassion, bedside manner and as a tireless advocate for quality health care in McKinley County.

“Dr. Gonzaga has been a family doctor for us, for my entire family, for 20 years. He has become more like family and that is one of his great attributes,” longtime Gallup resident and Gallup-McKinley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Bill Lee said. “When my...