Sleeper Awakened

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

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ICARUS (2017)

February 19, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, DOCUMENTARY, I, SPORTS, Oscars 2018
"...part of the charm and magic is getting caught up in a larger world-spanning dialogue (Russian doping scandal) that the filmmaker never intended"
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February 19, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Bryan Fogel
2017, 7, DOCUMENTARY, I, SPORTS, Oscars 2018
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ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL (2016/2017)

February 17, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 2017, 6, A, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2018
"Scowl inducing but lacking that punch to either knock you on your ass or make you stand up"
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February 17, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Steve James
2016, 2017, 6, A, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2018
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2018 OSCAR DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

February 14, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, DOCUMENTARY, O, Oscars 2018
My Pick: Knife Skills
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February 14, 2018 /Jacob Nelson
Oscar Shorts
2017, DOCUMENTARY, O, Oscars 2018
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JIM & ANDY: THE GREAT BEYOND - FEATURING A VERY SPECIAL, CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED MENTION OF TONY CLIFTON (2017)

December 08, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, DOCUMENTARY, J
"It was a truly crazy and wild look into method and meta, as Carey gives himself over to the soul of Andy."
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December 08, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Chris Smith, Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Paul Giamatti, Andy Kaufman
2017, 7, DOCUMENTARY, J
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CASTING JONBENET (2017)

May 27, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, C, DOCUMENTARY
"Interesting, in content and consummation"
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May 27, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Kitty Green
2017, 6, C, DOCUMENTARY
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2017 OSCAR DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

February 13, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, DOCUMENTARY, SHORTS, O, Oscars 2017
My Pick: White Helmets
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February 13, 2017 /Jacob Nelson
Oscar Shorts
2016, DOCUMENTARY, SHORTS, O, Oscars 2017
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LIFE, ANIMATED (2016)

February 09, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, L, Oscars 2017
"It was moving and impactful enough to slightly attune the way I looked at/deal with the autistic."
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February 09, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Roger Ross Williams, Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried
2016, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, L, Oscars 2017
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BEWARE THE SLENDERMAN (2016)

February 01, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, B, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DOCUMENTARY
"...but while it brought to light a creepy story and had a pleasing look/production values, it could only reach a middle level"
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February 01, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Irene Taylor Brodsky
2016, 5, B, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DOCUMENTARY
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FIRE AT SEA (2016)

January 28, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, DOCUMENTARY, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2017
"Despite the horrors, hardships, and the beauty within the way they are captured, the film felt too segmented and disconcertingly impotent because of it."
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January 28, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Gianfranco Rosi
2016, 6, DOCUMENTARY, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2017
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HOSTAGE TO THE DEVIL (2016)

January 17, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, H
"I also felt that most of us were probably viewing it to see more about/of exorcisms – that was sorely lacking."
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January 17, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Marty Stalker
2016, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, H
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TOWER (2016)

December 20, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY, T
" It was masterfully constructed, retelling the past in an interesting and stimulating fashion."
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December 20, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Keith Maitland
2016, 7, ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY, T
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THE EAGLE HUNTRESS (2016)

December 18, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, E, DOCUMENTARY, SPORTS
"The visuals of the area and the eagle hunting are extraordinary."
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December 18, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Otto Bell, Daisy Ridley
2016, 6, E, DOCUMENTARY, SPORTS
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THE WITNESS (2016)

December 06, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DOCUMENTARY, W
"While smartly engaging, it haults at the barrier of intrigue, never truly crossing the boundary over towards deep emotional connection."
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December 06, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
James D. Solomon
2016, 7, DOCUMENTARY, W
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WHY HORROR? (2014)

November 16, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, HORROR, W
"Interesting in its historical & cultural explorations, if not a tad basic."
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November 16, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Nicolas Kleiman, Rob Lindsay, John Carpenter, Alexandra Aja, Don Coscarelli
2014, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, HORROR, W
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MICHAEL MOORE IN TRUMPLAND (2016)

October 27, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 3, DOCUMENTARY, M
"Plays more like a love-letter to Hillary, a slight jab at Trump and a self-serving Moore ideas jerk-off session."
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October 27, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Michael Moore
2016, 3, DOCUMENTARY, M
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13TH (2016)

October 19, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 8, DOCUMENTARY, T, Oscars 2017
"Profound, troubling, and essential"
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October 19, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ava DuVernay
2016, 8, DOCUMENTARY, T, Oscars 2017
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WEINER (2016)

October 17, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 8, DOCUMENTARY, W
"This is a fascinating examination of a narcissist and a political scandal, all with too-close-for-comfort access and impeccable timing"
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October 17, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg
2016, 8, DOCUMENTARY, W
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TICKLED (2016)

October 10, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DOCUMENTARY, T
"The doc may be a tad plain and simplistic, but the clawing through the piles of strangeness and subterfuge for answers makes for a fully engaging trek."
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October 10, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
David Farrier, Dylan Reeves
2016, 7, DOCUMENTARY, T
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AMANDA KNOX (2016)

October 04, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, A, CRIME, DOCUMENTARY
"touching on a good story but not quite delivering a good film"
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October 04, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Rod Blackhurst, Brian McGinn
2016, 5, A, CRIME, DOCUMENTARY
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VALLEY UPRISING (2014)

September 11, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 7, DOCUMENTARY, SPORTS, V
"made my palms sweat"
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September 11, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Patrick Mortimer, Nick Rosen, Peter Sarsgaard
2014, 7, DOCUMENTARY, SPORTS, V
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