Sleeper Awakened

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

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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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Ava DuVernay
2016, 8, DOCUMENTARY, T, Oscars 2017
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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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David Farrier, Dylan Reeves
2016, 7, DOCUMENTARY, T
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TRIPLE 9 (2016)

May 03, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, T
"What could have been killer ended up as only a maimer"
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John Hillcoat, Casey Affleck, Anthony Mackie, Woody Harrelson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Aaron Paul, Kate Winslet, Gal Gadot, Norman Reedus, Michael Kenneth Williams
2016, 5, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, T
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10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (2015)

March 24, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DRAMA, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, T
"A fairly satisfying minimalist thriller that falls apart due to fraying story threads and an over-the-top capper that left me wanting"
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Dan Trachtenberg, John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Bradley Cooper, John Gallagher Jr.
2015, 6, DRAMA, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, T
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TRUMBO (2015)

January 27, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, T, Oscars 2016
"Cranston is strong, but he is singular in this fairly standard cursory biopic."
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Jay Roach, Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K., Alan Tudyk, Jason Stuhlbarg
2015, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, T, Oscars 2016
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TANGERINE (2015)

November 27, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, T
"a gaudily bright but depressingly dark world of chosen gender labels and put upon sexual occupations"
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Sean Baker, James Ransone, Kitana Kiki Rodriguez
2015, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, T
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TOKYO TRIBE (2014)

November 21, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, FOREIGN, T, MUSICAL
"Like a trippy mix of Warriors and West Side Story, but with a constant bumping beat"
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Sion Sono, RyƓhei Suzuki
2014, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, FOREIGN, T, MUSICAL
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THE TRIBE (2014)

August 25, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, T
"a brief glimpse into the world of these shadows without whispers"
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Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, Hryhoriy Fesenko
2014, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, T
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TERMINATOR GENISYS (2015)

August 19, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 3, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, T
"Oof. That was bad."
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Alan Taylor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, J.K. Simmons, Matt Smith, Byung-hun Lee
2015, 3, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, T
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TRAINWRECK (2015)

July 19, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, COMEDY, T, ROMANCE
"not afraid to bring the raunch and not play so nice with all the characters."
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Judd Apatow, Bill Hader, Amy Schumer, Brie Larson, Tilda Swinton
2015, 6, COMEDY, T, ROMANCE
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THE TO DO LIST (2013)

July 08, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2013, 5, COMEDY, T
"All-in-all, you know what you are getting but it is a bit better than I expected."
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Maggie Carey, Aubrey Plaza, Bill Hader, Andy Samberg
2013, 5, COMEDY, T
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THOUGHT CRIMES: THE CASE OF THE CANNIBAL COP (2015)

May 21, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DOCUMENTARY, T
"gray area between thoughts/desires & actions in this new Google age"
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Erin Lee Carr
2015, 6, DOCUMENTARY, T
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TALES OF THE GRIM SLEEPER (2014)

May 10, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 5, DOCUMENTARY, T
"the story didn't feel complete and not finely tuned"
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Nick Broomfield
2014, 5, DOCUMENTARY, T
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300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE (2014)

February 05, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 3, COMIC BOOK, ACTION, T
"The worst parts of 300 cranked up to 11"
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Noam Murro, Sullivan Stapleton, Lena Headey, Eva Green
2014, 3, COMIC BOOK, ACTION, T
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