Sleeper Awakened

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

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HAPPY DEATH DAY (2017) & HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U (2019)

March 25, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 2019, 4, 6, COMEDY, H, HORROR

“Number 1 is fun. 2 is boo.”

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Christopher Landon, Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine, Charles Aitken, Laura Clifton, Phi Vu, Suraj Sharma, Sarah Yarkin, Rachel Matthews
2017, 2019, 4, 6, COMEDY, H, HORROR
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BURNING (2018)

March 23, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN

“it didn’t maintain the thrill when it needed it the most”

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Chang-dong Lee, Ah-In Yoo, Steven Yeun, Jong-seo Jun, Soo-Kyung Kim
2018, 6, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN
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FREAKS (2019)

February 27, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, DRAMA, F, SCIENCE FICTION

“A Heroes horror tale that didn’t have the silver lining”

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Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein, Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, Amanda Crew, Lexy Kolker
2019, 6, DRAMA, F, SCIENCE FICTION
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THE CAVE (2019)

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, C, DOCUMENTARY, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020, WAR

“worthy and insightful peer into some atrocious human horrors”

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Feras Fayyad
2019, 6, C, DOCUMENTARY, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020, WAR
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LES MISÉRABLES

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, CRIME, DRAMA, FOREIGN, L, Oscars 2020

It isn’t the next La Haine

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Ladj Ly, Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Jeanne Balibar, Issa Perica
2019, 6, CRIME, DRAMA, FOREIGN, L, Oscars 2020
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AMERICAN FACTORY (2019)

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, A, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2020

“A vision of multiculturalism at its hopeful highs and realistic lows”

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Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert
2019, 6, A, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2020
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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: HIDDEN WORLD (2019)

January 29, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, ACTION, ANIMATED, FAMILY, FANTASY, H, Oscars 2020

“A satisfying end to the series”

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Dean DeBlois, Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, Kit Harington, David Tennant
2019, 6, ACTION, ANIMATED, FAMILY, FANTASY, H, Oscars 2020
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BOMBSHELL (2019)

January 28, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, B, DRAMA, Oscars 2020

“cast was so potent and compelling”

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Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Allison Janney, Malcolm McDowell, Kate McKinnon, Connie Britton, Liv Hewson, Rob Delaney, Mark Duplass, Tricia Helfer, Jay Roach
2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, B, DRAMA, Oscars 2020
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MISSING LINK (2019)

January 22, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, M, Oscars 2020

“Probably the most beautiful and inspiring animation of the year”

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Chris Butler, Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis, Timothy Olyphant, Matt Lucas, Stephen Fry, David Williams, Zoe Saldana, Emma Thompson
2019, 6, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, M, Oscars 2020
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KLAUS (2019)

January 17, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, ANIMATED, FAMILY, HOLIDAYS, K, Oscars 2020

“swept me up in its mix of whimsy and modern cynicism”

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Sergio Pablos, Carlos Martínez López, Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Will Sasso, Norm MacDonald, Joan Cusack
2019, 6, ANIMATED, FAMILY, HOLIDAYS, K, Oscars 2020
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HER SMELL (2018)

January 07, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, DRAMA, H, MUSICAL

“Brilliant, vulnerable and caustic performance by Moss”

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Alex Ross Perry, Elisabeth Moss, Cara Delevingne, Dan Stevens, Agyness Deyn, Gayle Rankin, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz, Amber Heard
2018, 6, DRAMA, H, MUSICAL
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ROCKETMAN (2019)

January 06, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, MUSICAL, R, Oscars 2020

“you will be left humming the wonderful tunes”

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Dexter Fletcher, Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard
2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, MUSICAL, R, Oscars 2020
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THE IRISHMAN (2019)

December 28, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DRAMA, I, Oscars 2020

“it was missing the magic of his true gangster classics, simply providing a capable facsimile”

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Martin Scorcese, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Jesse Plemons
2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DRAMA, I, Oscars 2020
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TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID (2017)

December 07, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, FANTASY, FOREIGN, HORROR, T

“blackly shaded and psychologically viscous as molasses”

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Issa López, Paola Lara, Juan Ramón López
2017, 6, FANTASY, FOREIGN, HORROR, T
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THE AERONAUTS (2019)

December 06, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, ACTION, A, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA

“once they ascend to the heavens, so does the intensity, the excitement, and the thrill of movies”

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Tom Harper, Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Himesh Patel
2019, 6, ACTION, A, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA
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A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (2019)

December 01, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, W, Oscars 2020

“It is a good movie, but I did not see the amazement or teary-eyed bliss that so many others do”

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Marielle Heller, Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson
2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, W, Oscars 2020
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JOJO RABBIT (2019)

November 26, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, J, WAR, Oscars 2020

“torturous horror bleeds through the smiles and frivolity”

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November 26, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Taika Waititi, Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen, Stephen Merchant, Archie Yates
2019, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, J, WAR, Oscars 2020
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THE KING (2019)

November 20, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, K

“finely crafted and enjoyable breeze, at least as far as old English tales of royal intrigue go”

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David Michôd, Sean Harris, Ben Mendelsohn, Timothée Chalemet, Joel Edgerton, Thomasin McKenzie, Robert Pattinson, Lily-Rose Depp
2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, K
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WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE (2018)

October 23, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, HORROR, THRILLER, W

“It isn’t reinventing the wheel, but it is retreading the tires a bit”

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Colin Minihan, Hannah Emily Anderson, Brittany Allen, Martha MacIsaac
2018, 6, HORROR, THRILLER, W
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LET THE CORPSES TAN (2018)

September 30, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, FOREIGN, L, THRILLER

“beautiful visions of carnal pleasures and elicit violence groggily shimmy through your perception”:

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Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, Elina Löwensohn, Stéphane Ferrara, Bernie Bonvoisin, Michelangelo Marchese, Pierre Nisse, Marc Barbé
2018, 6, FOREIGN, L, THRILLER
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