Sleeper Awakened

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

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BLOW THE MAN DOWN (2020)

May 13, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, B, COMEDY, DRAMA, THRILLER

“A (sea) worthy watch.”

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Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy, Sophie Lowe, Morgan Saylor, June Squibb, Marceline Hugot, Annette O'Toole, Margo Martindale, Gayle Rankin, Will Brittain
2020, 6, B, COMEDY, DRAMA, THRILLER
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HOW TO BUILD A GIRL (2020)

May 12, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 5, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, H, FOREIGN

“some legitimately strong elements that serve as window dressing on an average feature”

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Coky Giedroyc, Beanie Feldstein, Paddy Considine, Laurie Kynaston, Sarah Solemani, Michael Sheen, Sue Perkins, Lily Allen, Gemma Arterton, Jameela Jamil, Lucy Punch, Sharon Horgan, Chris O'Dowd, Joanna Scanlan, Alfie Allen, Emma Thompson
2020, 5, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, H, FOREIGN
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VILLAINS (2019)

May 05, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, HORROR, V

“Sort of an inverted Funny Games , but its the Scooby gang, Leave it to Beaver meets Psycho; all being twisted and funny”

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Bill Skarsgard, Maika Monroe, Blake Baumgartner, Jeffrey Donovan, Kyra Sedgwick
2019, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, HORROR, V
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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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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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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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WILD ROSE (2018)

January 09, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, MUSICAL, W

“breathes life into hardened lungs”

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Tom Harper, Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters, James Harkness, Sophie Okonedo
2018, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, MUSICAL, W
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THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE (2019)

January 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, A, COMEDY, DRAMA

“A diatribe about the unsavory nature of toxic masculinity, told in a quirk-filled humorous way”

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Riley Stearns, Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots
2019, 7, A, COMEDY, DRAMA
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MARRIAGE STORY (2019)

December 26, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, M, ROMANCE, Oscars 2020

“engaging humor, mundane naturalness, and profound pain”

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Noah Baumbach, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Wallace Shawn, Julie Hagerty, Laura Dern, Ray Liotta, Alan Alda, Azhy Robertson
2019, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, M, ROMANCE, Oscars 2020
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DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (2019)

December 23, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, D, DRAMA

“Perhaps the most outright fun time I have had in the theater this year”

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Craig Brewer, Eddie Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Tituss Burgess, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Wesley Snipes
2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, D, DRAMA
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YESTERDAY (2019)

December 13, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, COMEDY, FANTASY, MUSICAL, Y

“despite being cute, lightly whimsical and intrinsically kind of likable, it suffers from a general malaise”

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Danny Boyle, Himesh Patel, Lily James, Michael Kiwanuka, Alexander Arnold, Kate McKinnon
2019, 5, COMEDY, FANTASY, MUSICAL, Y
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KNIVES OUT (2019)

December 02, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, COMEDY, CRIME, DRAMA, K, Oscars 2020

“his is Rian Johnson’s best film in years and a damn fun way to spend an afternoon at the movies”

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Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Lakeith Stanfield, Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, Frank Oz, Jaeden Martell, Riki Lindhome
2019, 7, COMEDY, CRIME, DRAMA, K, 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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GOOD BOYS (2019)

November 22, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, COMEDY, G

“a poor excuse to make a SuperbadBabies”

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Gene Stupnitsky, Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon, Will Forte
2019, 4, COMEDY, G
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PARASITE (2019)

November 18, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 9, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, P, THRILLER, Oscars 2020

Fan-f*cking-tastic!

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Bong Joon Ho, Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-jeong Jo, Woo-sik Choi, Hye-jin Jang, So-dam Park, Myeong-hoon Park
2019, 9, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, P, THRILLER, Oscars 2020
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THE FAREWELL (2019)

August 23, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN

“fairly fantastic film that kind of evokes that tender emotion”

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Lulu Wang, Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Aoi Mizhuara, Shuzhen Zhao
2019, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN
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A SIMPLE FAVOR (2018)

August 14, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 3, COMEDY, DRAMA, S

“we get a bloated, try hard of a monstrosity that leaves no one satisfied”

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Paul Feig, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Anna Kendrick
2018, 3, COMEDY, DRAMA, S
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (2019)

August 07, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, O, Oscars 2020

“adoring a time of wonder and preserving with the crank of his camera a world that was not meant to sustain”

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August 07, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Zoe Bell, Michael Madsen, James Remar, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Dakota Fanning, Bruce Dern, Damian Lewis, Al Pacino, Lena Dunham, Maya Hawke
2019, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, O, Oscars 2020
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TOY STORY 4 (2019)

June 26, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, T, Oscars 2020

“Was it also as good as its Toy Story brethren?.. Yes. Of course it was. It was really good”

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June 26, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Josh Cooley, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Madeleine McGraw, Christina Hendricks, Jordan Peele, Keanu Reeves, Ally Maki, Joan Cusack, Bonnie Hunt, Kristen Schaal, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenburger, Blake Clark, Don Rickles, Carl Weathers, Estelle Harris, Laurie Metcalf
2019, 7, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, T, Oscars 2020
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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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