Sleeper Awakened

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

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ANNA (2019)

August 16, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 3, ACTION, A, SPY

“ the titillation of a cereal box, with just about as much surprise and excitement”

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Luc Besson, Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Lera Abova
2019, 3, ACTION, A, SPY
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CRAWL (2019)

August 12, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, ACTION, C, DRAMA, HORROR

“if you want to raise your blood pressure a bit but still roll your eyes”

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Alexandre Aja, Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Ross Anderson
2019, 5, ACTION, C, DRAMA, HORROR
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FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBES AND SHAW (2019)

August 05, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, ACTION, H, SCIENCE FICTION

“to me, this car careened off the road”

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David Leitch, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Helen Mirren, Eiz, Eddie Marsan, Joe Anoa'i, Cliff Curtis, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Hart
2019, 4, ACTION, H, SCIENCE FICTION
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OVERLORD (2018)

July 15, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, ACTION, HORROR, O, SCIENCE FICTION, WAR, ZOMBIE

A definitive “not bad but actually pretty good” film

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Julius Avery, Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier, Pilou Asbæk, John Magaro
2018, 5, ACTION, HORROR, O, SCIENCE FICTION, WAR, ZOMBIE
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TRIPLE THREAT (2019)

July 10, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, ACTION, T

“action movie nerd debate come to life”

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Jesse V. Johnson, Tony Jaa, Tiger Hu Chen, Iko Uwais, Scott Adkins, Celina Jade, Michael Jai White, Michael Bisping, Jeeja Yanin
2019, 5, ACTION, T
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SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019)

July 04, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION, S

“He is emblazoning the Spider-ness and Peter-ness - full tingle!”

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Jon Watts, Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Tony Revolori, Angourie Rice, Remy Hii, Martin Starr, J.B. Smoove, Cobie Smulders, J.K. Simmons, Ben Mendelsohn
2019, 7, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION, S
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EXTINCTION (2018)

June 21, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 4, 2018, ACTION, E, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION

“ larva of an idea could gestate into a beautiful cinematic butterfly, but a worm of potential is all you get”

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Ben Young, Michael Peña, Lizzy Caplan, Amelia Crouch, Erica Tremblay, Mike Colter, Israel Broussard
4, 2018, ACTION, E, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION
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DARK PHOENIX (2019)

June 12, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, D, SCIENCE FICTION

“between a strong mediocre film and a lackluster decent film”

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Simon Kinberg, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jessica Chastain
2019, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, D, SCIENCE FICTION
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GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (2019)

June 05, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2, 2019, ACTION, DISASTER, G, SCIENCE FICTION

“monstrosity that was this radioactive garbage fire of a flick”

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Michael Dougherty, Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, Ziyi Zhang, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch, Aisha Hinds, O'Shea Jackson Jr., David Strathairn
2, 2019, ACTION, DISASTER, G, SCIENCE FICTION
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JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 -PARABELLUM (2019)

May 17, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, ACTION, CRIME, J

“Chapter 3 does not disappoint to bring us to a beautiful land of choreographed carnage and be-bulleted badassery”

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Chad Stahelski, Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, Mark Dacascos, Asia Kate Dillon, Lance Reddick, Tobias Segal, Anjelica Huston, Saïd Taghmaoui, Jerome Flynn, Jason Mantzoukas, Yayan Ruhian, Cecep Arif Rahman
2019, 6, ACTION, CRIME, J
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Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

May 15, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, FAMILY, SCIENCE FICTION, P

“lush and rich, textured by cuteness and an oddly comforting pairing of sweetness & hope”

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Rob Letterman, Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, Ken Watanabe, Suki Waterhouse, Chris Geere, Karan Soni
2019, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, FAMILY, SCIENCE FICTION, P
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THE DOMESTICS (2018)

May 08, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 3, ACTION, D, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER

“only “mad” Max you might find here is an angry viewer dissatisfied with motivation and dialogue”

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Mike P. Nelson, Kate Bosworth, Tyler Heochlin, Sonoya Mizuno, Lance Reddick, Kaden Washington Lewis, David Dastmalchian, Thomas Francis Murphy, Jeff Chase, Dana Gourrier
2018, 3, ACTION, D, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER
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AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019)

April 26, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, A, COMIC BOOK, 8, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2020

“Avengers Endgame can be summed up in one word: satisfying”

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April 26, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Chadwick Boseman, Brie Larson, Tom Holland, Karen Gillan, Zoe Saldana, Evangeline Lilly, Tessa Thompson, Rene Russo, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Tom Hiddleston, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Letitia Wright, Tilda Swinton, Jon Favreau, Hayley Atwell, Natalie Portman, Marisa Tomei, Taika Waititi, Angela Bassett, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, William Hurt, Cobie Smulders, Sean Gunn, Winston Duke, Linda Cardellini, Frank Grillo, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Hiroyuki Sanada, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Redford, Josh Brolin, Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie Coon, Emma Fuhrmann, John Slattery
2019, A, COMIC BOOK, 8, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2020
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UPGRADE (2018)

April 23, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER, U

“Surprisingly pretty decent. A fairly engaging dark sci-fi action thriller. “

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Leigh Whannell, Logan Marshall-Green, Melanie Vallejo, Steve Danielsen, Harrison Gilbertson, Benedict Hardie
2018, 6, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER, U
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HELLBOY (2019)

April 17, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY, H

“Unnecessary, unwanted, and ultimately, unsatisfactory, unfortunately. “

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Neil Marshall, David Harbour, Ian McShane, Milla Jovovich, Penelope Mitchell, Sophie Okonedo, Thomas Haden Church, Sasha Lane, Daniel Dae Kim
2019, 3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY, H
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TRIPLE FRONTIER (2019)

March 20, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, ACTION, DRAMA, T

“just never got over that “this is pretty darn good” speed-bump, stalling a bit on its way up that hill, despite a satisfactory ride”

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J.C. Chandor, Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garret Hedlund, Pedro Pascal, Adria Arjona
2019, 5, ACTION, DRAMA, T
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CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019)

March 12, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, ACTION, C, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION

“even if it doesn’t catapult me to another universe, it flies high enough to satisfy”

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Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law, Annette Bening, Lashana Lynch, Clark Gregg, Gemma Chan, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace
2019, 6, ACTION, C, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION
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ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019)

March 08, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, ACTION, A, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION

“ I had a decent time letting it reign down it’s mechanical wrath upon me”

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Robert Rodriguez, Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley, Keean Johnson, Jeff Fahey, Edward Norton, Michelle Rodriguez
2019, 5, ACTION, A, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION
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POLAR (2019)

January 28, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, P

“A raging fire of flash and flesh, but resulting in only ruin. “

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Jonas Åkerlund, Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa Hudgens, Katheryn Winnick, Fei Ren, Ruby O. Fee, Matt Lucas, Robert Maillet, Josh Cruddas, Anthony Grant, Richard Dreyfuss
3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, P
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THE PREDATOR (2018)

January 16, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 3, ACTION, P, SCIENCE FICTION

“it felt more like a joke homage about Predator films than an earnest & violent killer Predator flick”

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Shane Black, Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, Jake Busey
2018, 3, ACTION, P, SCIENCE FICTION
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