Sleeper Awakened

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

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THE MENU (2022)

February 02, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 6, DRAMA, M, THRILLER

“Their (acting) chops let the flavor of the cinematic meal broil.”

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Mark Mylod, Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, Janet McTeer, John Leguizamo, Paul Adelstein, Reed Birney, Judith Light, Rob Yang, Rebecca Koon, Aimee Carrero, Arturo Castro, Mark St. Cyr
2022, 6, DRAMA, M, THRILLER
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BONES AND ALL (2022)

February 02, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 6, B, DRAMA, HORROR, ROMANCE

“Chalemet is at his twinKing finest”

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February 02, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Luca Guadagnino, Timothée Chalemet, Taylor Rusell, Mark Rylance, Andre Holland, Sean Bridgers, David Gordon Green, Michael Stuhlbarg, Chloe Sevigny
2022, 6, B, DRAMA, HORROR, ROMANCE
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THE FABELMANS (2022)

January 30, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 6, DRAMA, F, Oscars 2023

“maudlin and measured.”

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January 30, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Steven Spielberg, Michelle Williams, Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch, Seth Rogen, Mateo Zoryan, Keely Karsten, Aline Brace, Julia Butters, Sam Rechner, Chloe East
2022, 6, DRAMA, F, Oscars 2023
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TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (2022)

January 30, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2023, T

“I just hoped for more outright levity than the blood from a stone histrionic humor we pick out of the vomit and sandy crumbs”

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January 30, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Deam, Ruben Ostlund, Vicki Berlin, Dolly De Leon, Alicia Eriksson, Woody Harrelson, Zlatko Buric, Sunnyi Melles
2022, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2023, T
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ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (2022)

January 27, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 7, A, ACTION, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2023, WAR

“breathes a dying vigor into the celluloid whisper of a conflict long past”

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January 27, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Edward Berger, Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Daniel Bruhl, Michael Wittenborn
2022, 7, A, ACTION, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2023, WAR
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BLONDE (2022)

January 24, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 4, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, Oscars 2023

“a tapestry of disdain and depression; for progenitor, protagonist, and participant.”

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January 24, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Andrew Dominik, Ana de Armas, Julianne Nicholson, Tygh Runyan, Evan Williams, Xavier Samuel, Adrien Brody, Scoot McNairy
2022, 4, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, Oscars 2023
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BROKER (2022)

January 13, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 7, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN

“Broker hums his heartsong well”

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Hirokazu Koreeda, Kang-ho Song, Dong-won Gang, Bae Doona, Ji-eun Lee, Lee Joo-young, Park hae-joon
2022, 7, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN
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RESURRECTION (2022)

January 12, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 6, DRAMA, R, THRILLER

“disturbing, engrossing, and mind/genre bending muscular revulsion of a film”

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January 12, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Andrew Semans, Rebecca Hall, Tim Roth, Grace Kaufman, Michael Esper, Angela Wong Carbone
2022, 6, DRAMA, R, THRILLER
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DECISION TO LEAVE (2022)

January 09, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, CRIME, DRAMA, D, FOREIGN, THRILLER

“Hitchcock meets In the Mood for Love (and Death).”

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January 09, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Chan-wook Park, Park Hae-il, Tange Wei, Lee Jung-hyun, Go Kyung-Pyo
2022, CRIME, DRAMA, D, FOREIGN, THRILLER
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AFTERSUN (2022)

January 09, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 7, A, DRAMA, Oscars 2023

“one of my most thoughtful experiences after a film of the year”

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January 09, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Charlotte Wells, Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celie Rowlson-Hall, Sally Messham
2022, 7, A, DRAMA, Oscars 2023
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BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (2022)

January 07, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 7, B, COMEDY, DRAMA, Oscars 2023

“a pseudo-modern folk philosophical dark farce”

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January 07, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Martin McDonagh, Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Gary Lydon, Barry Keoghan, David Pearse
2022, 7, B, COMEDY, DRAMA, Oscars 2023
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TÁR (2022)

January 07, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, Oscars 2023, T

“A fascinating film that I didn’t love but I strangely admire.”

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January 07, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Todd Field, Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer, Noémie Merlant, Mark Strong, Sydney Lemmon, Alec Baldwin
2022, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, Oscars 2023, T
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BABYLON (2022)

December 29, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 4, B, COMEDY, DRAMA

“a passion project made entirely on “I am in love with this” but none of “I have this to say”.

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December 29, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Damien Chazelle, Brad Pitt, Margot Abascal, Jean Smart, Olivia Wilde, Diego Calva, Jovan Adepo, Flea, Lukas Haas, Li Jun Li, Eric Roberts, Samara Weaving, Katherine Waterson, Ethan Suplee, Tobey Maguire
2022, 4, B, COMEDY, DRAMA
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

December 27, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 8, ANIMATED, DRAMA, FANTASY, FAMILY, Oscars 2023, P

“THE definitive version of this story for me and one of the more special cinematic experiences I have had all year
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December 27, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Guillermo Del Toro, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, Tom Kenny
2022, 8, ANIMATED, DRAMA, FANTASY, FAMILY, Oscars 2023, P
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MONA LISA AND THE BLOOD MOON (2022)

September 30, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 5, DRAMA, FANTASY, M

“flourishes of beauty and quirk, but it felt light and incomplete”

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September 30, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ana Lily Amirpour, Jeon Jong-seo, Craig Robinson, Ed Skrein, Evan Whitten, Cory Roberts, Lauren Bowles
2022, 5, DRAMA, FANTASY, M
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EMILY THE CRIMINAL (2022)

September 03, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 6, CRIME, DRAMA, E

“machinations behind her eyes when put up against the eightball”

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September 03, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
John Patton Ford, Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Bernardo Badillo, Gina Gershon, Megalyn Echikunwoke
2022, 6, CRIME, DRAMA, E
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FALL (2022)

August 30, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 5, DRAMA, F, THRILLER

“A tense and generally enjoyable terror trap”

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August 30, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mason Gooding, Scott Mann
2022, 5, DRAMA, F, THRILLER
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BEAST (2022)

August 25, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 4, B, DRAMA, THRILLER

“Beast swipes at a formula that is easy to enjoy, but still misses the mark.”

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August 25, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Baltasar Kormákur, Idris Elba, Leah Jeffries, Iyana Halley, Sharlto Copley
2022, 4, B, DRAMA, THRILLER
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RRR (2022)

June 02, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 8, ACTION, DRAMA, FOREIGN, R

“It is pure joy that my feeble words can’t do justice to”

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June 02, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
S. S. Rajamouli, Ram Charan, N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Olivia Morris, Shriya Saran, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody
2022, 8, ACTION, DRAMA, FOREIGN, R
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ON THE COUNT OF THE THREE (2022)

May 17, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, O

“generationally topical biting wit and affecting heartfelt drama”

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May 17, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Tiffany Haddish, Lavell Crawford, J. B. Smoove, Henry Winkler
2022, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, O
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