Sleeper Awakened

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

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FOUR DAUGHTERS (2023)

September 01, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 8, DOCUMENTARY, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024

"It is funny, moving, a little scary, and constantly questioning"

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Kaouther Ben Hania, Olfa Hamrouni, Eya Chikhaoui, Tayssir Chikhaoui, Nour Karoui, Hind Sabri
2023, 8, DOCUMENTARY, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024
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FAST X (2023)

May 24, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 4, ACTION, F

“Fast appears to have lost its luster for crafting the crazy into delirious and digestible mayhem”

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Louis Leterrier, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Nathallie Emmanuel, Charlize Theron, John Cena, Sung Kang, Helen Mirren, Brie Larson, Scott Eastwood, Jason Momoa, Alan Ritchson, Leo Abelo Perry, Daniela Melchior, Rita Moreno, Joaquim de Almeida, Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot
2023, 4, ACTION, F
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FIST OF THE CONDOR (2023)

April 20, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 7, ACTION, F, FOREIGN

“ruminative grace of nature and its intertwining with peak physicality of the fighting”

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Marko Zaror, Eyal Meyer, Fernanda Urrejola, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza
2023, 7, ACTION, F, FOREIGN
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5G: THE RECKONING (2023)

February 09, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 2, F, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION

“It’s empty scaffolding propping up a digital rotted foundation”

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Micheal Bafaro, Michael Mitton, Tahnee Langshaw, Reanna Cameron
2023, 2, F, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION
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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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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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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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Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mason Gooding, Scott Mann
2022, 5, DRAMA, F, THRILLER
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FREE GUY (2021)

March 21, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 4, ACTION, COMEDY, F, Oscars 2022

sucked

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March 21, 2022 /Jacob Nelson
Shawn Levy, Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi, Lil Rel Howery, Joe Keery, Channing Tatum, Utkarsh Ambudkar
2021, 4, ACTION, COMEDY, F, Oscars 2022
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FLEE (2021)

March 21, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 8, ANIMATED, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, F, Oscars 2022

“rotoscoping of this autobiographical journey allows the world and the past to open up to us”

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March 21, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jonas Poher Rasmussen
2021, 8, ANIMATED, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, F, Oscars 2022
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THE FRENCH DISPATCH (2021)

November 10, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, F

“If you want an Anderson film, you get it, but in a gluttonous gorging.'“

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November 10, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Wes Anderson, Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Lea Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Steve Park, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Bob Balaban, Henry Winkler, Lois Smith, Tony Revolori, Christoph Waltz, Rupert Friend, Liev Schreiber, Willem Dafoe, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Elisabeth Moss, Jason Schwartzman, Fisher Stevens, Anjelica Huston, Tom Hudson
2021, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, F
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F9: THE FAST SAGA (2021)

July 06, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 5, ACTION, F

“Yeah, we are going to let them do whatever insane shit sticks to the walls like super magnets, rocket cars, or Tarzan swinging cars. F--- YOU! Next time they will time travel, ASSHOLE!”

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July 06, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Justin Lin, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Nathallie Emmanuel, Charlize Theron, John Cena, Finn Cole, Sung Kang, Anna Sawai, Helen Mirren, Kurt Russell, Thue Ersted Rasmussen, Lucas Black, Shad Moss, JD Pardo, Michael Rooker, Vinnie Bennett, Jason Tobin
2021, 5, ACTION, F
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FRIED BARRY (2020)

May 14, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 5, COMEDY, F, FOREIGN, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION

“Its a bizarre behavioral blast-off, bollocking his life surrounded by a bunch of weirdos.”

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May 14, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ryan Kruger, Gary Green, Chanelle de Jager, Brett Williams
2020, 5, COMEDY, F, FOREIGN, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION
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THE FATHER (2020)

March 28, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 8, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2021

“In the abstract, it chills, but in the context of those loved & cherished, it becomes agony”

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Florian Zeller, Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Rufus Sewell, Imogen Poots, Olivia Williams
2020, 8, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2021
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FUNNY BOY (2020)

December 27, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 5, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN

“at once too thin and overstuffed simultaneously”

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Deepa Mehta, Arush Nand, Brandon Ingram, Agam Darshi, Nimmi Harasgama, Ali Kazmi, Rehan Mudannayake
2020, 5, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN
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FATMAN (2020)

December 01, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 3, ACTION, COMEDY, F, FANTASY

“leaving any cheer in the trailer and deliberate interest a spent ember of hope”

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Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms, Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Chance Hurstfield, Eric Woolfe
2020, 3, ACTION, COMEDY, F, FANTASY
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FEELS GOOD MAN (2020)

September 06, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 8, COMEDY, DOCUMENTARY, F

“the symbiosis of ideas and the Internet”

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Arthur Jones
2020, 8, COMEDY, DOCUMENTARY, F
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FAMILY (2019)

July 31, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, COMEDY, F

“…about the juggalo spirit; love and acceptance no matter how weird you are, especially when you are abrasive to the norm.”

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Laura Steinel, Kate McKinnon, Taylor Schilling, Allison Tolman, Brian Tyree Henry, Matt Walsh, Eric Edelstein, Bryn Vale, Natasha Lyonne
2019, 6, COMEDY, F
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FIRST COW (2020)

July 27, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, DRAMA, F

“Subtle and whimsically vital, their kinship echoed through the peaceful trees and mumbling streams.”

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July 27, 2020 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Kelly Reichardt, Alia Shawkat, John Magaro, Orion Lee, Ewen Bremner, Toby Jones, Scott Shepherd
2020, 6, DRAMA, F
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FURIE (2019)

July 22, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, ACTION, F, FOREIGN, THRILLER

“a persistent fist & feet train”

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July 22, 2020 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Le-Van Kiet, Van Kiet Le, Van Veronica Ngo
2019, 5, ACTION, F, FOREIGN, THRILLER
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FREAKS (2019)

February 27, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, DRAMA, F, SCIENCE FICTION

“A Heroes horror tale that didn’t have the silver lining”

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Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein, Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, Amanda Crew, Lexy Kolker
2019, 6, DRAMA, F, SCIENCE FICTION
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FOR SAMA (2019)

February 03, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 8, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, FOREIGN, F, Oscars 2020, WAR

“a record not only for her daughter but for the world, to see what we allowed to happen”

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February 03, 2020 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts
2019, 8, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, FOREIGN, F, Oscars 2020, WAR
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