Sleeper Awakened

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

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RAW (2016)

October 09, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HORROR, R
"An absorbing and gruesome feast of dramatic horror."
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Julia Ducournau, Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Joana Preiss
2016, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HORROR, R
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MOTHER! (2017)

September 29, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 4, DRAMA, HORROR, M, THRILLER
"As much as I could see his skill and purpose, I did not care for the film or my movie going experience."
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Darren Aronofsky, Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, Kristen Wiig
2017, 4, DRAMA, HORROR, M, THRILLER
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IT (2017)

September 13, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, HORROR, I
"provide a fulfilling and decently crafted nostalgiac creepfest"
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Andy Muschietti, Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolhard, Chosen Jacobs, Bill Skarsgard, Jack Dylan Grazer
2017, 6, HORROR, I
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THE WAILING (2016)

September 01, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HORROR
" The Wailing really wrapped me up in the strangeness and humanity that buttresses what a paranormal experience like this would be"
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Hong-jin Na, Jun Kunimura, Do-won Kwak, Jung-min Hwang, Woo-hee Chun
2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HORROR
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IT COMES AT NIGHT (2017)

August 30, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, I
"Filled with crushing corporeality and a dreamt gloom that is steeped in the murky nightmare-scape that their lives have become."
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Trey Edward Shults, Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Riley Keough, Kelvin Harrison Jr., David Pendleton
2017, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, I
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THE VOID (2016)

August 28, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 4, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, V
"Unfortunately, the flesh laid upon those ribs is cancerous and devours the good intentions/positive will that is put forward."
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Jeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski, Aaron Poole, Kenneth Welsh, Ellen Wong, Daniel Fathers, Kathleen Munroe
2016, 4, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, V
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ALIEN: COVENANT (2017)

May 22, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 5, A, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER
"Extremely and frustratingly average."
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May 22, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ridley Scott, Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterson, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demian Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Amy Seimetz, Callie Hernandez, James Franco, Guy Pearce, Noomi Rapace
2017, 5, A, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER
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BONE TOMAHAWK (2015)

May 09, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DRAMA, B, HORROR, WESTERN
"Harsh, barbarous, and not entirely pleasant but fully satisfying."
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S. Craig Zahler, Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, Richard Jenkins, Lili Simmons, Sid Haig, David Arquette
2015, 6, DRAMA, B, HORROR, WESTERN
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GET OUT (2017)

February 22, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, G, HORROR, 5, Oscars 2018
"I found it interesting as a thoughtpiece, but..."
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February 22, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jordan Peele, Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, LilRel Howery, Stephen Root, Betty Gabriel, Marcus Henderson, Lakeith Stanfield
2017, G, HORROR, 5, Oscars 2018
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SPLIT (2016)

February 01, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 4, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER, S
"I did not hate it, I just didn’t feel a whole lot while watching or after, in the story, character, or technical realms."
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M. Night Shyamalan, James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson, Sebastian Arcelus
2016, 4, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER, S
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TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016)

December 27, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, T, HORROR, ZOMBIE
"Quick twitch zombie savagery trapped in the confines (or coffins) of speeding rail cars!"
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Sang-ho Yeon, Yoo Gong, Su-an Kim, Yu-mi Jung, Dong-seok Ma
2016, 5, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, T, HORROR, ZOMBIE
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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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GREASY STRANGLER (2016)

November 12, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 3, COMEDY, G, HORROR
"This is a bizarrity that both hits and misses wildly."
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Jim Hosking, Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elobar, Elizabeth De Razzo
2016, 3, COMEDY, G, HORROR
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THE ALCHEMIST COOKBOOK (2016)

October 11, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 3, A, DRAMA, HORROR
"Potrykus has a strange fascination with those on the edge of society, who see the world completely differently, strange social identity/interactions, and are scheming towards some quick & easy leg up without regard or empathy for others."
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October 11, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Joel Potrykus, Ty Hickson, Amari Cheatom
2016, 3, A, DRAMA, HORROR
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BASKIN (2015)

October 10, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 5, B, FANTASY, HORROR
If a group of cops dreamily wandered into and quixotically tried to escape a Lovecraftian "Hills Have Eyes" meets "Event Horizon"
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Can Evrenol, Mehmet Cerrahoglu, Gorkem Kasal, Ergun Kuyucu
2015, 5, B, FANTASY, HORROR
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THE SHALLOWS (2106)

August 25, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 3, DRAMA, HORROR, S
"I believe they wanted Jaws/Open Water meets 127 Hours, but the film veers into Jaws 3/4 or even Deep Blue Sea territory"
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August 25, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
James Collet-Serra, Blake Lively
2016, 3, DRAMA, HORROR, S
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PURGE: ELECTION YEAR (2016)

August 11, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 4, ACTION, HORROR, P, SCIENCE FICTION
"Good? Of course not. It's a Purge film. But it maintains a mediocre level of entertainment"
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August 11, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
James DeMonaco, Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, Betty Gabriel
2016, 4, ACTION, HORROR, P, SCIENCE FICTION
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LET US PREY (2014)

June 29, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 4, HORROR, L, SCIENCE FICTION, FOREIGN
"lacked in too many key areas to an egregious degree"
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June 29, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Brian O'Malley, Liam Cunningham, Pollyanna McIntosh, Douglas Russell
2014, 4, HORROR, L, SCIENCE FICTION, FOREIGN
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GREEN ROOM (2015)

May 13, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 8, G, HORROR, THRILLER
"Visceral. Intense. Relatable. Wise. Tight."
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May 13, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jeremy Saulnier, Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Mark Webber, Macon Blair, Callum Turner, Joe Cole, Patrick Stewart
2015, 8, G, HORROR, THRILLER
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THE WITCH (2015)

April 19, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, THRILLER, W
"A psychological terror time-bomb, with nature, the unseen, and bubbling & inescapable dread pulling the strings throughout."
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April 19, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Robert Eggers, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie
2015, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, THRILLER, W
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