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Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for November 24, 2023

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Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and DVD. It’s another busy week with big Hollywood movies in a variety of genres, as well as some intriguing independent features. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies or need to stay indoors for a few days, be sure to give one of these titles a...

‘Next Goal Wins’ scores a victory with its charming cast

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Running Time: 103 minutes

This film from Searchlight Pictures opens in cinemas on Friday, Nov. 17.

During World Cup qualifying rounds in 2001, the American Samoa national soccer team suffered the biggest defeat in history. Even though few expected this group to progress into the tournament, at the time it was still considered a major embarrassment and dogged the country for years. They immediately became FIFA’s lowest-ranked team and languished over the following years.

This hardly sounds like the material for an inspirational sports comedy/drama, but Next Goal Wins tells the story of their struggle for redemption. Director/co-writer Taika Waititi...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for November 17, 2023

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Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and DVD. There’s a real mix of big Hollywood efforts and smaller independent fare in this edition. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week or need to stay indoors for a few days, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

 

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57 SECONDS: A tech blogger discovers a time-altering device in this science-fiction/action picture. Feeling hard done by a corporate empire who he claims destroyed his life, the protagonist decides to travel back in time and get the better of them. He soon discovers that his acts may have devastating consequences in the future and must alter...

Navajo Naton T.V. & Film put out casting call

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation TV and Film is pleased to share information regarding an open  casting call for Indigenous talent for an upcoming feature film titled Sue Thunder, Johnny Lightning.

Sue Thunder, Johnny Lightning follows the story of Native social worker, Sue Thunder, who heads a task force to investigate missing and murdered Indigenous women on the Salt Sun reservation in Arizona. As  she forms a relationship with Italian-American real estate agent, Johnny, Sue uncovers a web of corruption and exploitation orchestrated by a tobacco tycoon and his business partner who are trafficking Indigenous women and girls while also acquiring Native land through embezzlement...

‘The Holdovers’ stands as one of the stronger efforts of 2023

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Running Time: 133 minutes

This film from Focus Features opens in Albuquerque on Friday, Nov. 10

I’ll be honest. For most, a film about a curmudgeonly teacher in a prep school filled with privileged students doesn’t sound like a particularly relatable or even entertaining cinematic experience. However, The Holdovers is quite a remarkable movie. The writing is so strong and the performances so compelling that the story does manage to involve viewers in the characters and their struggles. As a result, this surprising comedy/drama stands as one of the stronger efforts of the year.

The story takes place in 1971 and is set on the campus of Barton...

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