Sleeper Awakened

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

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SILENT NIGHT (2023)

August 25, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 4, ACTION, S, HOLIDAYS

"Yuletide Deathwish John Q. PubWick"

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August 25, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
John Woo, Joel Kinnaman, Kid Cudi, Harold Torres, Catalina Sandino Moreno
2023, 4, ACTION, S, HOLIDAYS
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THE HOLDOVERS (2023)

March 10, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, HOLIDAYS, Oscars 2024

“a burning bitter Yule log quenched by a poignant bleeding heart”

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Alexander Payne, Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston
2023, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, HOLIDAYS, Oscars 2024
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CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS (2022)

December 25, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 4, C, HOLIDAYS, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION

“Though it delivers on the promise of a killer Santa robot terrorizing, it didn’t pack enough “Ho! Ho!”s along with its “Holy Sh*t!”s. “

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December 25, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Joe Begos, Riley Dandy, Sam Delich, Jonah Ray, Dora Madison, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Abraham Benrubi, Jeremy Gardner
2022, 4, C, HOLIDAYS, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION
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HOME SWEET HOME ALONE (2021)

December 25, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2, 2021, COMEDY, FAMILY, H, HOLIDAYS

“A merciless miscarriage of entertainment, marred in malevolence and merriment malpractice.”

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December 25, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Dan Mazer, Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney, Archie Yates, Aisling Bea, Kenan Thompson, Timothy Simons, Ally Maki
2, 2021, COMEDY, FAMILY, H, HOLIDAYS
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SILENT NIGHT (2021)

December 07, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HOLIDAYS, HORROR, S

“juxtaposition of holiday romp and apocalyptic horror”

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Camille Griffin, Keira Knightly, Matthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis, Annabelle Wallis, Lily-Rose Depp, Sope Dirisu, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Lucy Punch, Davida McKenzie
2021, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HOLIDAYS, HORROR, S
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KLAUS (2019)

January 17, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, ANIMATED, FAMILY, HOLIDAYS, K, Oscars 2020

“swept me up in its mix of whimsy and modern cynicism”

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Sergio Pablos, Carlos Martínez López, Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Will Sasso, Norm MacDonald, Joan Cusack
2019, 6, ANIMATED, FAMILY, HOLIDAYS, K, Oscars 2020
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THE NIGHT BEFORE (2015)

March 21, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 5, COMEDY, N, HOLIDAYS
"See it or don't. Whatever. But it wasn't bad"
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March 21, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jonathan Levine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, Jillian Bell, Lizzy Caplan, Michael Shannon, Mindy Kaling, James Franco, Miley Cyrus, Tracy Morgan
2015, 5, COMEDY, N, HOLIDAYS
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