Sleeper Awakened

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

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THE MIDNIGHT SKY (2020)

December 24, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 3, DRAMA, M, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2021

“feels like a Hallmark meets SyFy Channel feature with money from a bigger studio & stars”

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George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Kyle Chandler, Caoilinn Springall, Demian Bichir, Tiffany Boone
2020, 3, DRAMA, M, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2021
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MANK (2020)

December 05, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2021

“An animated and blustery silver-tongued affair”

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David Fincher, Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Tom Pelphrey, Arliss Howard, Tuppence Middleton, Joseph Cross, Tom Burke, Charles Dance
2020, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2021
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THE MAN WHO FEELS NO PAIN (2019)

November 13, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, FOREIGN, M

“a martial arts superhero-type adventure, via Indian sensibilities and culture smashed with a flamboyant American aesthetic”

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Vasan Bala, Abhimanyu Dasani, Radhika Madan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Gulshan Devaiah, Shweta Basu Prasad
2019, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, FOREIGN, M
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MURDER DEATH KOREATOWN (2020)

August 18, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 4, M, HORROR, CRIME

“I was ready for it to die”

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4, M, HORROR, CRIME
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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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MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL (2019)

January 21, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 3, FAMILY, FANTASY, M, Oscars 2020

“a dark witches magically brewed spell, but instead of using virgin’s blood they used almond milk”

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Joachim Rønning, Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Harris Dickinson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sam Riley, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ed Skrein, Robert Lindsey, Jenn Murray, Lesley Manville, Juno Temple
2019, 3, FAMILY, FANTASY, M, Oscars 2020
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MIDSOMMAR (2019)

December 30, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, M

“the film is a work of unease and art”

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Ari Aster, Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Will Poulter, William Jakson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren
2019, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, M
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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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December 26, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
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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MONOS (2019)

December 24, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, M, THRILLER

“Lord of the Flies meets Kids as they journey down the dark river of Apocalypse Now”

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Alejandro Landes, Sofia Buenaventura, Kaen Quintero, Julianne Nicholson, Moises Arias, Julián Giraldo
2019, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, M, THRILLER
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MIRAI (2018)

February 27, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, ANIMATED, FAMILY, FANTASY, FOREIGN, M, Oscars 2019

“peppered in magical realism fantasies, childhood lessons for young ones, and thoughtful examinations on parenting/life”

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February 27, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Mamoru Hosoda, Daniel Dae Kim, Rebecca Hall, John Cho
2018, 6, ANIMATED, FAMILY, FANTASY, FOREIGN, M, Oscars 2019
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MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (2018)

February 25, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2019

“Never dulls though as my interest continuously stays alight, much like the passion that Ronan and Mary herself forever stoked”

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Josie Rourke, Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Guy Pearce, Adrian Lester, David Tennant, Jack Lowden
2018, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2019
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MINDING THE GAP (2018)

February 16, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, DOCUMENTARY, M, Oscars 2019

“Skating is their healthy driving escape from the shitty broken axle of their realities “

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Bing Liu
2018, DOCUMENTARY, M, Oscars 2019
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MARY POPPINS RETURNS (2018)

December 24, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 4, COMEDY, FAMILY, FANTASY, M, MUSICAL, Oscars 2019

“Mary could not conjure any strange alchemy to morph the inert stone in my chest”

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December 24, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Rob Marshall, Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Jeremy Swift, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, David Warner, Dick Van Dyke, Chris O'Dowd
2018, 4, COMEDY, FAMILY, FANTASY, M, MUSICAL, Oscars 2019
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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT (2018)

August 08, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, ACTION, M, SPY

“stale and predictable, but I can’t fault it for consistently providing a level of slick dumb fun “

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August 08, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Kirby, Michelle Monaghan, Wes Bentley, Alec Baldwin, Kristoffer Joner, Liang Yang
2018, 6, ACTION, M, SPY
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MOM AND DAD (2017)

April 27, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 4, HORROR, THRILLER, M, SCIENCE FICTION

“…sick fantasy fulfillment here, and while disgustingly primal in its wickedness and taboos, the premise only takes you so far… “

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April 27, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Brian Taylor, Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair, Anne winters, Zackary Arthur, Robert T. Cunningham, Lance Henriksen, Grant Morrison
2017, 4, HORROR, THRILLER, M, SCIENCE FICTION
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MUTE (2018)

March 16, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, M, SCIENCE FICTION, DRAMA
"It could have been so much more flavorful, sustaining, and extraordinary than it was."
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Duncan Jones, Alexander Skarsgard, Paul Rudd, Justin Theroux, Seyneb Saleh, Noel Clarke, Dominic Monaghan, Florence Kasumba, Sam Rockwell
2018, 5, M, SCIENCE FICTION, DRAMA
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MUDBOUND (2017)

February 24, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2018
"It was intensely gorgeous, with a soulful attachment to the setting and the soil that came through in each frame."
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February 24, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Dee Rees, Carey Mulligan, Garret Hedlund, Jason Clarke, Jonathan Banks, Jason Mitchell, Mary J. Blige, Rob Morgan
2017, 6, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2018
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MOLLY'S GAME (2017)

January 11, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2018
"The script is a shiny hot rod, but it struggles to disengage the parking brake."
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January 11, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Aaron Sorkin, Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Chris O'Dowd, Graham Greene, Jeremy Strong
2017, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2018
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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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September 29, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
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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MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES (2016)

January 22, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 3, COMEDY, M, ROMANCE
"Party favors in the form of eye rolls and exasperated sighs were doled out instead of rib-splitting gags and interesting ongoings."
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January 22, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jake Szymanski, Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Alice Wetterlund, Marc Maron, Stephen Root, Stephanie Faracy, Jake Johnson
2016, 3, COMEDY, M, ROMANCE
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