Gallup Sun

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — The First Annual Navajo Nation Film Festival took place on Sept. 5-6, during the Navajo Nation Fair, showcasing the exceptional talent of nine Navajo filmmakers. Hosted at the Navajo Nation Museum and RGR Theatre, the festival ran from 3 pm to 7 pm each day, offering audiences a unique opportunity to experience Navajo storytelling through the power of film—most of it presented in the Navajo language.

One of the films from the festival was Are You Serious, a 23-minute narrative directed, written, and produced by first-time Navajo filmmaker George R. Joe. The film captivated audiences with its deep exploration of cultural reaffirmation and self-discovery, following...

Welcome to another look at some of the highlights arriving on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD. Last week was slow due to the holiday, which means that it’s time for a much busier edition with several notable efforts. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week or need to stay indoors for a couple of days, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

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ALL OF US STRANGERS: A T.V. writer living in a nearly empty downtown London condo meets a neighbor and begins a relationship with him. As they share details about their pasts, the lead also decides to travel to the suburbs and visit his parents. Oddly enough, they look exactly as they did some 30 years earlier. It...

Rating: 3 out of 4 stars

Running Time: 110 Minutes

This feature from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions opened in theaters on Friday, Sept. 13.

Believe it or not, the new film Speak No Evil is actually a remake of a very popular and critically lauded 2022 Danish film. It even won awards in its homeland. This information gave this reviewer the impression that this redo might be more of an arthouse thriller than a chiller. As it turns out, that assumption couldn’t be further from the truth. This film is a disturbing effort that fully embraces fear and terror as it reveals itself.

When quiet American couple Louise Dalton (Mackenzie Davis) and husband Ben (Scoot McNairy)...