Gallup Sun

Rating: «« out of 4 stars

Running Time: 116 min.

It’s always nice to see an original title being released amidst a sea of sequels and remakes (even if the basic concept bears some similarity to 1992’s Freejack. That is why it pains me all the more to say that Self/less doesn’t do anything to distinguish itself from every other action/thriller currently out there. It features a solid cast and a couple of decent action scenes, but no vitality or fresh ideas.

Billionaire industrialist Damien (Ben Kingsley) is a man who has everything except time. With only months before a terminal illness ends his life, he pays a secretive scientist named Albright (Matthew Goode) to attempt a...

GRANTS – Vegetables and more are growing at Future Foundations in Grants.  Founded 20 years ago as a response to a tragedy involving a local child, FF is a community center providing a vibrant mix of activities to children, youth and adults.

On top of a newly refurbished greenhouse filled with tomatoes, peas, chili peppers, okra and more, two newly constructed wooden raised bed gardens were recently built. Local Youth Conservation Corps members constructed the raised bed gardens which already house a future chili crop.

FF has a summer recreation program which brings in 90 children daily. The majority of the vegetables in the greenhouse are grown from seed at the center by the 15...

FRIDAY July 10

22nd Annual Wild Thing Championship Bull Riding Event

The Red Rock Park Arena hosts the 22nd Annual Wild Thing Championship Bull Riding. Come cheer on the riders as they compete for this year’s championship. The event starts at 8  pm on July 10 – 11. For more information, contact the McKinley County Chamber of Commerce at (505) 722-7228.

SATURDAY July 11

Summer Reading Program Event

Summer Reading presents magician, juggler and comedienne extraordinaire Ann Lincoln on July 11 at 2  pm. Ms. Lincoln will perform entertaining feats such as juggling bowling balls and escaping from a straitjacket. Ann Lincoln’s performance is sponsored by Richardson’s Trading...

««« out of four stars

The original Magic Mike (2012) was a bit of downer. Supposedly a semi-autobiographical telling of Channing Tatum’s early days as a stripper (or Male Entertainer as the boys prefer), the film focused on a young man on cusp of growing up and reaching his potential. The moral to the story was that stripping is bad and leads to soulless one-nighters, drugs and excessive tanning.

While Magic Mike was a rare case when Hollywood actually objectified men instead of women, many who went the theaters to see some attractive hunks slink around in a G-string were disappointed. Why so serious?

Fortunately Magic Mike XXL gets it right this time and fans will be dancing in...