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

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BIRDS OF PREY: AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN (2020)

February 12, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 4, ACTION, B, COMIC BOOK

“ I applaud the inclusive effort, but I didn’t like this film”

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Cathy Yan, Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor, Ella Jay Basco, Chris Messina, Daniel Bernhardt
2020, 4, ACTION, B, COMIC BOOK
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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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BUMBLEBEE (2019)

September 17, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, ACTION, B, SCIENCE FICTION

“I was shocked as well, but I would recommend this Transformers spin-off”

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Travis Knight, Hailee Steinfeld, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Cena, Jason Drucker, Pamela Adlon, Stephen Schneider
2019, 6, ACTION, B, SCIENCE FICTION
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BRIGHTBURN (2019)

July 12, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, B, COMIC BOOK, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION

“a vacant paint by numbers on the whole”

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David Yarovesky, Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Emmie Hunter, Matt Jones, Meredith Hagner, Michael Rooker
2019, 4, B, COMIC BOOK, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION
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BOOKSMART (2019)

June 17, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, B, COMEDY

“a breath of fresh air, and though not as amazing as I had hoped”

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June 17, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Olivia Wilde, Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams, Jason Sudekis, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, Victoria Ruesga, Mason Gooding, Skyler Gisondo, Diana Silvers, Molly Gordon
2019, 7, B, COMEDY
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BLOCKERS (2017)

January 30, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 4, B, COMEDY

“As it stands, it is an uncooked concept sprinkled with underdone parental angst and drizzled with pubescent nonsense; an unsatisfying meal.”

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Kay Cannon, Leslie Mann, John Cena, Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Newton, Geraldine Viswanathan, Gideon Adlon, Gary Cole, Gina Gershon
2017, 4, B, COMEDY
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BIRD BOX (2018)

December 29, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, B, DRAMA, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION

“A solid and vaguely enjoyable afternoon/evening time passer, but forgettable”

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Susanne Bier, Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Sarah Paulson, Jacki Weaver, Danielle Macdonald, Rosa Salazar, Lil Rel Howery, Tom Hollander, BD Wong, Vivien Lyra Blair, Julian Edwards, Parminder Nagra
2018, 5, B, DRAMA, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION
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BOY ERASED (2018)

December 21, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA

“There might be singes or small slices, but the blood and pain just wouldn’t gush out.”

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Joel Edgerton, Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Troye Sivan, Xavier Dolan
2018, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA
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BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (2018)

November 07, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 4, BIOGRAPHY, B, DRAMA, MUSICAL, Oscars 2019

“ movie that begins and ends with (Live Aid) performance only mustered a faint whimper of that majesty.”

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Bryan Singer, Dexter Fletcher, Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aiden Gillen, Allen Leech, Tom Hollander, Mike Meyers
2018, 4, BIOGRAPHY, B, DRAMA, MUSICAL, Oscars 2019
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BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE (2018)

October 19, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, B, THRILLER, DRAMA

“Certainly a decently good time at the theater, but the experience is fleeting and swamped in a nostalgic ichor and belabored pace.”

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October 19, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Drew Goddard, Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, Cailee Spaeny, Nick Offerman, Xavier Dolan, Shea Whigham, Lewis Pulllman
2018, 5, B, THRILLER, DRAMA
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BLACKKKLANSMAN (2018)

August 29, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, BIOGRAPHY, B, COMEDY, CRIME, Oscars 2019

“Whether all of the intentions and paths work for you, it is an unfortunately all-too timely and relevant parable.”

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August 29, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Spike Lee, Alec Baldwin, John David Washington, Adam Driver, Michael Buscemi, Laura Harrier, Corey Hawkins, Ashlie Atkinson, Topher Grace, Paul Walter Hauser, Ryan Eggold, Damaris Lewis, Jasper Pääkkönen
2018, 7, BIOGRAPHY, B, COMEDY, CRIME, Oscars 2019
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THE BABYSITTER (2017)

April 06, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 3, B, COMEDY, HORROR
"It was not quirky enough to be special, nor funny enough to be justified."
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McG, Judah Lewis, Samara Weaving, Robbie Amell, Hana Mae lee, Bella Thorne, Leslie Bibb, Ken Marino
2017, 3, B, COMEDY, HORROR
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BAYWATCH (2017)

April 02, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2, 2017, COMEDY, B
"The obnoxious plot and blank characters couldn’t even make the non-fat abs and ample bouncing cleavage palatable."
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April 02, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Seth Gordon, Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Jon Bass, Priyanka Chopra
2, 2017, COMEDY, B
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THE BELKO EXPERIMENT (2016)

March 19, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 2, ACTION, B, HORROR
"uninteresting and relentlessly futile death porn"
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March 19, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Greg McLean, James Gunn, John Gallagher Jr., Tony Goldwyn, Adria Arjona, John C. McGinley, Melonie Diaz, Sean Gunn, Josh Brener, Michael Rooker
2016, 2, ACTION, B, HORROR
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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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February 27, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
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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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017)

February 16, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 5, B, FAMILY, FANTASY, MUSICAL, Oscars 2018
"an exquisitely stylish but vacant live action fairytale"
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February 16, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Bill Condon, Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline, Hattie Morahan, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellan, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald
2017, 5, B, FAMILY, FANTASY, MUSICAL, Oscars 2018
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BOSS BABY (2017)

January 10, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 4, ANIMATED, B, FAMILY, Oscars 2018
"the story is ludicrous and frankly disturbing"
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January 10, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Tom McGrath, Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, Tobey Maguire, Miles Bakshi
2017, 4, ANIMATED, B, FAMILY, Oscars 2018
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BRIGHT (2017)

January 09, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 3, ACTION, B, FANTASY
"Training Day in a world where we coexist with magic isn’t without merit, but in every aspect of execution it did not work."
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January 09, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
David Ayer, Max Landis, Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace, Lucy Fry, Edgar Ramirez, Alex Meraz
2017, 3, ACTION, B, FANTASY
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THE BREADWINNER (2017)

December 29, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, ANIMATED, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2018
"...this is a wonderful film that exposes, infuriates, and entertains all the while."
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December 29, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Nora Twomey, Saara Chaudry, Soma Chhaya, Noorin Gulamgaus, Laara Sadiq, Ali Badshah
2017, 7, ANIMATED, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2018
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THE BIG SICK (2017)

November 15, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 8, B, COMEDY, DRAMA, ROMANCE, Oscars 2018
"When was the last time you laughed out loud and grippingly wiped away tears within the same 5 min?"
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November 15, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Michael Showalter, Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Bo Burnham, Aidy Bryant, David Alan Grier, Anupam Kher, Adeel Akhtar, Zenobia Shroff
2017, 8, B, COMEDY, DRAMA, ROMANCE, Oscars 2018
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