{"id":914,"date":"2024-02-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"MOVIE REVIEW\nAlta Valley<\/strong>\nPG-13 <\/strong>-\u00a0\u00a0\n
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MOVIE REVIEW
\nAlta Valley<\/strong>
\nPG-13 <\/strong>–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> Action, Western
\nYear Released:<\/strong> 2022, 2024
\nRuntime:<\/strong> 1h 45m
\nDirector(s):<\/strong> Jesse Edwards
\nWriter(s):<\/strong> Jesse Edwards
\nCast:<\/strong> Briza Covarrubias, Allee-Sutton Hethcoat, Micah Fitzgerald, Paula Miranda, Paulette Horton-Lamori
\nWhere To Watch:<\/strong> in select theaters Nationwide February 23, 2024<\/p>\n

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RAVING REVIEW:\u00a0<\/strong>A modern western that is more in line with the current subgenre of westerns that I enjoy. There\u2019s enough action throughout the film that will keep most interested in the storyline and the film’s narrative.<\/p>\n

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As I\u2019ve mentioned, I\u2019m not a huge fan of westerns, although I\u2019m beginning to think I should change my wording to \u201cmodern westerns.\u201d HELL OR HIGH WATER, SICARIO, and WIND RIVER all opened my eyes to the realization the genre is something I enjoy. Others, including THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS, DJANGO UNCHAINED, LOGAN (yep, I\u2019m counting it), and more, are just some of the other examples off the top of my head.<\/p>\n

ALTA VALLEY was no exception; as my first official film review from the 2022 Nashville Film Festival, it was an incredible way to start. The film pays homage to classics like THELMA & LOUISE but with a twist that adds the next level of importance to the narrative.<\/p>\n

The film continues to up the ante almost its entire runtime by adding to the trip, but even more so by showing the injustices done to the family. It\u2019s ultimately a story with far deeper meaning than even the critical story on the surface. Director Jesse Edwards meant for the film to be as impactful as it is by disguising it as an action film, and I think that\u2019s truly brilliant. \u201cMore thorough films and documentaries will be made about the Din\u00e9 (more commonly known by the name given to them: the Navajo) people\u2019s history and culture, but I believe this film will reach a new audience with its exciting genre and its unique story.\u201d<\/p>\n

The film wasn\u2019t only created with a story to tell but actively made a difference by searching to do so in the most sensitive ways possible. From filming near (not on) the Din\u00e9s land to employing as many locals as possible; I think this is a critical practice that should be recognized, it\u2019s one thing to tell a story about a group of people, and it\u2019s another thing to do so with their help and respect.<\/p>\n

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MOVIE REVIEW Alta Valley PG-13 –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Genre: Action, Western Year Released: 2022, 2024 Runtime: 1h 45m Director(s): Jesse Edwards Writer(s): Jesse Edwards Cast: Briza Covarrubias, Allee-Sutton Hethcoat, Micah Fitzgerald, Paula Miranda, Paulette Horton-Lamori Where To Watch: in select theaters Nationwide February 23, 2024 RAVING REVIEW:\u00a0A modern western that is more in line with the current […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-theaters"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=914"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4706,"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/914\/revisions\/4706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mailnewsgroup.com\/ohmr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}