Sleeper Awakened

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

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MASS (2021)

February 03, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 7, DRAMA, M

“cutting journey on the double edged sword of pain that is the lonely search for truth of the parents of a mass shooting”

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Fran Kranz, Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, Ann Dowd, Reed Birney, Breeda Wool
2021, 7, DRAMA, M
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ANOTHER ROUND (2020)

December 30, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, A, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2021

“Dismaying and droll, depending on which side that bottle cap falls for you”

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Thomas Vinterberg, Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, Marie Bonnevie, Susse Wold
2020, 7, A, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2021
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BAD EDUCATION (2020)

December 29, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, B, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, COMEDY, DRAMA

“Hugh Jackman killed it”

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Cory Finley, Hugh Jackman, Ray Romano, Allison Janney, Welker White, Annaleigh Ashford, Geraldine Viswanathan
2020, 7, B, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, COMEDY, DRAMA
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WOLFWALKERS (2020)

December 26, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, ANIMATED, FAMILY, FOREIGN, W, Oscars 2021

“Endearing and touching, as most almost all Cartoon Saloon films are”

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Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, Honor Kneafsey, Eva Whittaker, Sean Bean, Simon McBurney, Maria Doyle Kennedy
2020, 7, ANIMATED, FAMILY, FOREIGN, W, Oscars 2021
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THE NEST (2020)

December 25, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, N, ROMANCE, THRILLER

“subtle cryptic spirit of dourness that torments the film”

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Sean Durkin, Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Oona Roche, Charlile Shotwell
2020, 7, DRAMA, N, ROMANCE, THRILLER
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MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM (2020)

December 24, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, MUSICAL, BIOGRAPHY, Oscars 2021

“delivers power, emotion, and a vivid cinematic ferocity”

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George C. Wolfe, Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Michael Potts, Jeremy Shamos
2020, 7, DRAMA, MUSICAL, BIOGRAPHY, Oscars 2021
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SOUND OF METAL (2020)

December 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2021

“A moving and engrossing character piece which Ahmed delivers the best performance of his young career”

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Darius Marder, Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Mathieu Amalric, Lauren Ridloff
2020, 7, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2021
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SORRY WE MISSED YOU (2020)

December 07, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S

“a naturalness that invites and embeds within you”

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Ken Loach, Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Stone, Katie Proctor
2020, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S
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MANK (2020)

December 05, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2021

“An animated and blustery silver-tongued affair”

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David Fincher, Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Tom Pelphrey, Arliss Howard, Tuppence Middleton, Joseph Cross, Tom Burke, Charles Dance
2020, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2021
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RELIC (2020)

November 30, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, R

“blends metaphor and malicious materiality into a creeping dread”

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Natalie Erika James, Robyn Nevin, Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote
2020, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, R
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THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 (2020)

October 17, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, T, Oscars 2021

“packs a dramatic punch while coyly slipping in some wry humor”

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Aaron Sorkin, Eddie Redmayne, Alex Sharp, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jeremy Strong, John Carroll Lynch, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Rylance, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Shenkman, Danny Flaherty, Michael Keaton, Frank Langella
2020, 7, DRAMA, T, Oscars 2021
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DOGS DON'T WEAR PANTS (2019)

September 28, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, D, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE

“beautiful moments of palatable pain and tangible tenderness”

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J.-P. Valkeapää, Pekka Strang, Krista Kosonen, Jani Volanen, Oona Airola, Ilona Huhta
2019, 7, D, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE
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WRATH OF SILENCE

September 10, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, ACTION, CRIME, FOREIGN, DRAMA, W

“Its action is vital and naturalistic”

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Yukun Xin, Wu Jiang, Yang Song, Wenkang Yuan
2018, 7, ACTION, CRIME, FOREIGN, DRAMA, W
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I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS (2020)

September 04, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, I, THRILLER

“Not for all or even many, but brilliant nonetheless”

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Charlie Kaufman, Jessie Buckley, Jesse Plemons, Toni Collette, David Thewlis, Colby Minifie, Guy Boyd
2020, 7, DRAMA, I, THRILLER
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THE VAST OF NIGHT (2020)

July 21, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, V

“a usual story told in a unique way that made the entire film feel extraordinary”

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Andrew Patterson, Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer
2020, 7, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, V
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PALM SPRINGS (2020)

July 14, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, COMEDY, P, ROMANCE, SCIENCE FICTION

“Dinosaurs. Missing teeth. Cake explosives. Yes please.”

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Max Barbakow, Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, J.K. Simmons, Peter Gallagher, Meredith Hagner, Tyler Heochlin, June Squibb
2020, 7, COMEDY, P, ROMANCE, SCIENCE FICTION
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BLOOD MACHINES (2020)

June 18, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, ACTION, B, FOREIGN, SCIENCE FICTION

“Blood sugar sex magik (sub in steel for sugar)”

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Seth Ickerman, Elisa Lasowski, Anders Heinrichsen, Natasha Cashman, Noémie Stevens, Joëlle Berckmans, Marion Levavasseur, Christian Erickson
2020, 7, ACTION, B, FOREIGN, SCIENCE FICTION
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VFW (2020)

June 04, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, ACTION, HORROR, V

“tale of old vets being waylaid by zombie-esque junkies is grainy and bleakly zany”

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Joe Begos, Stephen Lang, William Sadler, Fred Williamson, Martin Kove, David Patrick Kelly, George Wendt, Tom Williamson, Sierra McCormick, Travis Hammer, Dora Madison
2020, 7, ACTION, HORROR, V
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SAINT FRANCES (2020)

June 01, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, S

“charming without being cloying and extremely identifiable”

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Alex Thompson, Kelly O'Sullivan, Charin Alvarez, Ramona Edith Williams, Lily Mojekwu
2020, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, S
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IN FABRIC (2019)

May 04, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, COMEDY, FOREIGN, HORROR, I

“80’s horror shlock concept, done with class and intention”

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Peter Strickland, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Julian Barratt, Steve Oram, Gwendoline Christie, Richard Bremmer, Leo Bill
2019, 7, COMEDY, FOREIGN, HORROR, I
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