Sleeper Awakened

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

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OCEAN'S 8 (2018)

June 15, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, CRIME, O

“The caper was a success, but they couldn’t steal my heart”

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Gary Ross, Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard Armitage, Elliot Gould, Dakota Fanning, James Corden
2018, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, CRIME, O
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HEREDITARY (2018)

June 13, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, DRAMA, H, HORROR

“I just personally wish that the eerie and eidolic pushed me to my edge or shook me, rather than intrigue me to ponder the mysteries. “

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Ari Aster, Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd
2018, 6, DRAMA, H, HORROR
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ANDRE THE GIANT (2018)

April 23, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, BIOGRAPHY, A, DOCUMENTARY, SPORTS

“The ecosystem of the biz and the ripples Andre made were the real star. “

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Jason Hehir, Robin Wright, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Cary Elwes, Vince McMahon
2018, 5, BIOGRAPHY, A, DOCUMENTARY, SPORTS
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ISLE OF DOGS (2018)

April 19, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, I, Oscars 2019
"Though distinctly problematic, it is still unimaginably gorgeous, extremely fun, and undeniably sweet."
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Wes Anderson, Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Bob Balaban, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Kunichi Nomura, Greta Gerwig, Frances McDormand, Akira Ito, Akiray Takayama, Scarlett Johansson, Harvey Keitel, F. Murray Abraham, Yoko Ono, Tilda Swinton, Ken Watanabe, Liev Schreiber, Courtney B. Vance
2018, 7, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, I, Oscars 2019
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A QUIET PLACE (2018)

April 16, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, DRAMA, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, Q, Oscars 2019
"It is a novel experience and works well; a basic idea executed with aplomb."
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John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe
2018, 6, DRAMA, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, Q, Oscars 2019
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READY PLAYER ONE (2018)

April 11, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, ACTION, R, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2019
"It works in the ways that it strives the hardest: being a light escapist fiction"
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Steven Spielberg, Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance
2018, 5, ACTION, R, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2019
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PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING (2018)

March 31, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 3, ACTION, P, SCIENCE FICTION
"It really had the ambition and feel of a made for TV sci-if movie, but with a huge budget."
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Steven S. DeKnight, John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Burn Gorman, Charlie Day, Tian Jing, Rinko Kikuchi
2018, 3, ACTION, P, SCIENCE FICTION
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MUTE (2018)

March 16, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, M, SCIENCE FICTION, DRAMA
"It could have been so much more flavorful, sustaining, and extraordinary than it was."
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Duncan Jones, Alexander Skarsgard, Paul Rudd, Justin Theroux, Seyneb Saleh, Noel Clarke, Dominic Monaghan, Florence Kasumba, Sam Rockwell
2018, 5, M, SCIENCE FICTION, DRAMA
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ANNIHILATION (2018)

March 14, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, DRAMA, A, SCIENCE FICTION
"But to the book, it just is not as special. Leaves one wondering but doesn't retain the “wonder”."
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Alex Garland, Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Oscar Isaac, Benedict Wong, Gina Rodriguez, Tuva Novotny, Sonoya Mizuno
2018, 6, DRAMA, A, SCIENCE FICTION
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BLACK PANTHER (2018)

February 27, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 8, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, B, Oscars 2019
"It hits every element with a grace, a refined skill, and a particular power that lets this film rise above and shine beyond."
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Ryan Coogler, Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Sterling K. Brown, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Andy Serkis
2018, 8, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, B, Oscars 2019
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CLOVERFIELD PARADOX (2018)

February 06, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 3, C, SCIENCE FICTION, 2018
"It fails at frightening, fumbles at funny and falters at fulfilling sci-fi."
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Julius Onah, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Daniel Bruhl, John Ortiz, Chris O'Dowd, Aksel Hennie, Ziyi Zhang, Elizabeth Debicki, Donal Logue
3, C, SCIENCE FICTION, 2018
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