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WITHOUT FILM, SOMETHING SLEEPS INSIDE US AND SELDOM AWAKENS. THE SLEEPER MUST AWAKEN.

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AREA 51 (2015)

September 06, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 3, A, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION
 

"At least it is short and doesn't reach for the moon (though that may have been better...)"

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Oren Peli
2015, 3, A, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION
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INSURGENT (2015)

September 03, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 3, ACTION, DRAMA, I, SCIENCE FICTION
"Other than some general slick Hollywood $tyle, this film had nothing."
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Robert Schwentke, Kate Winslet, Jai Courtney, Mekhi Phifer, Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort
2015, 3, ACTION, DRAMA, I, SCIENCE FICTION
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INFINI (2015)

September 01, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, HORROR, I, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER
"Decent idea and production, but missing other vital elements to avoid mediocrity."
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Shane Abbess, Luke Hemsworth, Grace Huang, Daniel MacPherson
2015, 4, HORROR, I, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER
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STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (2015)

September 01, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DRAMA, BIOGRAPHY, S, Oscars 2016
"they do a wonderful job of letting the music (the best part of this film) tell the story"
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F. Gary Gray, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Paul Giamatti
2015, 6, DRAMA, BIOGRAPHY, S, Oscars 2016
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INSIDE OUT (2015)

September 01, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, ANIMATED, COMEDY, I, FAMILY, Oscars 2016
"Well made and incredibly smart"
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Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Diane Lane, Kyle McLachlan
2015, 7, ANIMATED, COMEDY, I, FAMILY, Oscars 2016
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TERMINATOR GENISYS (2015)

August 19, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 3, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, T
"Oof. That was bad."
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Alan Taylor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, J.K. Simmons, Matt Smith, Byung-hun Lee
2015, 3, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, T
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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 5 - ROGUE NATION (2015)

August 18, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, ACTION, M, 5, SPY
 
"Sure there was spectacle, but apparently, the Mission of making a great one of these Cruise vehicles is, indeed, Impossible."
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Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Alec Baldwin
2015, ACTION, M, 5, SPY
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FANTASTIC FOUR (2015)

August 11, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, F
"Putting "fantastic" anywhere around this film should be a crime."
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Josh Trank, Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Toby Kebbell, Jamie Bell, Tim Blake Nelson
2015, 3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, F
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OUTCAST (2015)

August 11, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2, 2015, ACTION, DRAMA, O
"Hayden gets pissed on"
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Nick Powell, Hayden Christensen, Fernando Chien, Nicolas Cage
2, 2015, ACTION, DRAMA, O
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THE NIGHTMARE (2015)

August 11, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 5, DOCUMENTARY, HORROR, N
"creepy when what it is trying works"
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Rodney Ascher
2015, 5, DOCUMENTARY, HORROR, N
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COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK (2015)

July 27, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 8, C, DOCUMENTARY
"dark voyage through the grueling harshness of depression."
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Brett Morgan
2015, 8, C, DOCUMENTARY
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CHAPPIE (2015)

July 25, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 3, ACTION, C, SCIENCE FICTION
"Probably about time to give up on the hope that was Blomkamp"
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July 25, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Neill Blomkamp, Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver
2015, 3, ACTION, C, SCIENCE FICTION
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ANT-MAN (2015)

July 21, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 5, A, COMEDY, COMIC BOOK
"It does have moments and a general sense of enjoyability, but lacks any specialness."
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Peyton Reed, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Anthony Mackie, Michael Douglas, Michael Peña
2015, 5, A, COMEDY, COMIC BOOK
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TRAINWRECK (2015)

July 19, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, COMEDY, T, ROMANCE
"not afraid to bring the raunch and not play so nice with all the characters."
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Judd Apatow, Bill Hader, Amy Schumer, Brie Larson, Tilda Swinton
2015, 6, COMEDY, T, ROMANCE
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THE OVERNIGHT (2015)

July 19, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, COMEDY, O
 

"providing much more soul than your general Apatow-ish product."

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Patrick Brice, Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling, Jason Schwartzman
2015, 6, COMEDY, O
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THE WOLFPACK (2015)

June 29, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DOCUMENTARY, W
"Extremely interesting subject material"
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Crystal Moselle
2015, 6, DOCUMENTARY, W
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JURASSIC WORLD (2015)

June 21, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, ACTION, J, SCIENCE FICTION
On this movie's tombstone: "Made me not care about dinosaurs."
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Colin Trevorrow, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Vincent D'Onofrio
2015, 4, ACTION, J, SCIENCE FICTION
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MAGGIE (2015)

June 01, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, DRAMA, M, ZOMBIE
"let this "zombie flick with a heart (doesn't pump though)" shuffle it's way to you; no need to pursue."
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Henry Hobson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin
2015, 4, DRAMA, M, ZOMBIE
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KUNG FURY (2015)

May 28, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 8, ACTION, K, SCIENCE FICTION, SHORTS
" Strap on your Power Glove and thank the crowd funding gods that this 30 minutes of insanity got made."
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David Sandberg
2015, 8, ACTION, K, SCIENCE FICTION, SHORTS
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SLOW WEST (2015)

May 26, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, DRAMA, S, WESTERN
"Dead Man meets The Proposition, w/the "Mini Me" Coens making out w/ Wes Anderson's sister."
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May 26, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
John Maclean, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Mendelsohn, Michael Fassbender
2015, 7, DRAMA, S, WESTERN
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