Sleeper Awakened

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

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SWISS ARMY MAN (2016)

October 04, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, S
"I wanted to like it, but felt my enjoyment was squelched, by their excesses and scarcities"
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October 04, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Shane Carruth
2016, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, S
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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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SAUSAGE PARTY (2016)

August 23, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 3, ANIMATED, COMEDY, S
It's all food puns, crude shtick, and unrelenting, shall we say, "racial/cultural insensitivity".
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August 23, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon, Michael Cera, James Franco, Bill Hader, Salma Hayek, Jonah Hill, Anders Holm, Nick Kroll, Seth Rogen, Danny McBride, Edward Norton, Nicole Oliver, Paul Rudd, Kristen Wiig
2016, 3, ANIMATED, COMEDY, S
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SUICIDE SQUAD (2016)

August 16, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, S, Oscars 2017
"There is a bloody stump of likability to this flawed and vacant fashion model of a flick, but she is lifeless and limp."
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August 16, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
David Ayer, Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Common, Jai Courtney, Ezra Miller, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Cara Delevingne, Joel Kinnaman, Scott Eastwood, Ben Affleck
2016, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, S, Oscars 2017
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THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS (2016)

August 11, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 3, ANIMATED, COMEDY, S
Safe, boring, tired, this film brought nothing but the mediocre "seen this before"
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Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney, Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper, Albert Brooks, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey, Steve Coogan
2016, 3, ANIMATED, COMEDY, S
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SING STREET (2016)

August 02, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, S
"It excels as a coming of age musical romp that provides the tunes and the tenderness, while not taking itself too seriously."
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August 02, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
John Carney, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Kelly Thornton, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Jack Reynor, Aidan Gillen
2016, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, S
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SAN ANDREAS (2015)

March 10, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, S, DISASTER
"The Rock says 'Know your role, shut your mouth, and enjoy his estranged husband/father helicopter pilot save his gorgeous family and the day in earthquake-land extravaganza'!"
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March 10, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Brad Peyton, Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Paul Giamatti, Kylie Minogue
2015, 4, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, S, DISASTER
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SPY (2015)

March 07, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, ACTION, COMEDY, S, SPY
"The gags were boorish, the foul mouthed japes smile-worthy at best, and the plot dismissible"
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March 07, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Paul Feig, Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law, Miranda Hart, Allison Janney, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham
2015, 4, ACTION, COMEDY, S, SPY
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SON OF SAUL (2015)

February 28, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 8, DRAMA, S, WAR, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
"constant shallow focus keeping us in each moment, with no escape, just like the prisoners"
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February 28, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
László Nemes, Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár
2015, 8, DRAMA, S, WAR, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
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SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE (2015)

February 01, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, FOREIGN, S, Oscars 2016
"By far the cutest movie of the year."
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February 01, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Mark Burton, Richard Starzak, Justin Fletcher
2015, 7, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, FOREIGN, S, Oscars 2016
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STAR WARS: FORCE AWAKENS (2015)

December 19, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, ACTION, FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION, S, Oscars 2016
"I think the thing that is driving the love for this film and its overwhelming success is it's "old warm blanket" feel"
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December 19, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
J.J. Abrams, Harrison Ford, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Andy Serkis, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Iko Uwais
2015, 6, ACTION, FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION, S, Oscars 2016

SPOTLIGHT (2015)

December 08, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 8, CRIME, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2016
"Best procedural in a long while"
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Tom McCarthy, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, Stanley Tucci, Billy Crudup
2015, 8, CRIME, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2016
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SPECTRE (2015)

November 08, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, ACTION, S, BOND, SPY, Oscars 2016
"We are back to what I, and many, thought brought the franchise into ruin."
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November 08, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Sam Mendes, Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Belucci, Ben Whishaw, Naomi Harris, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott
2015, 4, ACTION, S, BOND, SPY, Oscars 2016
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STEVE JOBS (2015)

October 27, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2016
"Antiseptic and methodological until it grows into emotion naturally with the characters. Somehow, that felt engaging of my mind but rebuffing to my emotions. A good and strong film, accomplishing its goals thoroughly, but I feel that my qualms might be with the aims and structure."
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October 27, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Danny Boyle, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, Katherine Waterson, Michael Fassbender, Michael Stuhlbarg
2015, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2016
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SICARIO (2015)

October 15, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2016
"brutal action juxtaposing the desolate serenity of the desert"
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October 15, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Denis Villeneuve, Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Jon Bernthal, Daniel Kaluuya
2015, 7, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2016
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SHIELD OF STRAW (2013)

October 01, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2013, 5, ACTION, FOREIGN, S, THRILLER
"If there was ever a film that I would blaspheme and say "Hollywood should make an English remake of" it would be this one."
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October 01, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Takashi Miike, Nanako Matsushima, Takao Ohsawa
2013, 5, ACTION, FOREIGN, S, THRILLER
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THE SHEIK (2014)

September 21, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 6, DOCUMENTARY, S, SPORTS
"Worth the watch"
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September 21, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Igal Hecht, Jack Black
2014, 6, DOCUMENTARY, S, SPORTS
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SKIN TRADE (2014)

September 03, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 4, ACTION, S
" I mean, Dolph fights Jaa...C'mon!"
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September 03, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ekachai Uekrongtham, Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, Michael Jai White, Ron Perlman, Peter Weller
2014, 4, ACTION, S
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STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (2015)

September 01, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DRAMA, BIOGRAPHY, S, Oscars 2016
"they do a wonderful job of letting the music (the best part of this film) tell the story"
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September 01, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
F. Gary Gray, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Paul Giamatti
2015, 6, DRAMA, BIOGRAPHY, S, Oscars 2016
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SONG OF THE SEA (2014)

August 17, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 7, ANIMATED, DRAMA, S, FAMILY
"Small, but impactful and soulful."
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August 17, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Tomm Moore, Brendan Gleeson
2014, 7, ANIMATED, DRAMA, S, FAMILY
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