Sleeper Awakened

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

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IO CAPITANO (2023)

September 01, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 4, DRAMA, FOREIGN, I, Oscars 2024

"The dream of the otherworldly is the only true escape avenue they have"

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Matteo Garrone, Seydou Sarr, Moustapha Fall, Issaka Sawadogo
2023, 4, DRAMA, FOREIGN, I, Oscars 2024
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INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY (2023)

February 17, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 4, ACTION, I, Oscars 2024, SCIENCE FICTION

“The adventure nobody wanted or needed…if only this couldn’t have been Indie or our destiny”

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James Mangold, Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, Karen Allen, John Rhys-Davies, Thomas Kretschmann, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Ethann Isidore, Mads Mikkelsen
2023, 4, ACTION, I, Oscars 2024, SCIENCE FICTION
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INFINITY POOL (2023)

February 09, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 4, FANTASY, I, HORROR

“left adrift in its empty playground of trivial violence and vacant reflection”

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Brandon Cronenberg, Alexander Skarsgard, Mia Goth, Cleopara Coleman, Thomas Kretschmann, Amanda Brugel, Jeff Ricketts, John Ralston, Caroline Boulton
2023, 4, FANTASY, I, HORROR
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INTERSECT (2020)

July 20, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 3, HORROR, I, SCIENCE FICTION

“in its attempt to shoot for the moon it tripped and broke its face”

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Gus Holwerda, James Morrison, Abe Ruthless, Jason Spisak, Caitlin Webb
3, HORROR, I, SCIENCE FICTION
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I AM LISA (2020)

June 30, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 3, HORROR, I

“Female revengesploitation with lycanthropy could have been fun…”

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Patrick Rea, Kristen Vaganos, Jennifer Seward, Manon Halliburton, Carmen Anello
2020, 3, HORROR, I
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INFINITE (2021)

June 24, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 3, ACTION, I, SCIENCE FICTION

“Stakesless and more interested in splosions than mythology or drama”

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Antoine Fuqua, Mark Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Cookson, Dylan O'Brien, Jason Mantzoukas, Rupert Friend, Toby Jones, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
2021, 3, ACTION, I, SCIENCE FICTION
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I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS (2020)

September 04, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, I, THRILLER

“Not for all or even many, but brilliant nonetheless”

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Charlie Kaufman, Jessie Buckley, Jesse Plemons, Toni Collette, David Thewlis, Colby Minifie, Guy Boyd
2020, 7, DRAMA, I, THRILLER
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THE INVISIBLE MAN (2020)

May 27, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, HORROR, I, SCIENCE FICTION

“quite good, but the hype lead me to believe it would be great”

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Leigh Whannell, Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Harriet Dyer, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Michael Dorman
2020, 6, HORROR, I, SCIENCE FICTION
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IN FABRIC (2019)

May 04, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, COMEDY, FOREIGN, HORROR, I

“80’s horror shlock concept, done with class and intention”

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Peter Strickland, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Julian Barratt, Steve Oram, Gwendoline Christie, Richard Bremmer, Leo Bill
2019, 7, COMEDY, FOREIGN, HORROR, I
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I LOST MY BODY (2019)

February 02, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 8, ANIMATED, DRAMA, FOREIGN, I, ROMANCE, Oscars 2020

“completely entrancing mix of bizarre adventure, a cinematic interpretation of sense memory, a coming of age romance”

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Jérémy Clapin, Hakim Faris, Victoire Du Bois, Patrick d'Assumçao
2019, 8, ANIMATED, DRAMA, FOREIGN, I, ROMANCE, Oscars 2020
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THE IRISHMAN (2019)

December 28, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DRAMA, I, Oscars 2020

“it was missing the magic of his true gangster classics, simply providing a capable facsimile”

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Martin Scorcese, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Jesse Plemons
2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DRAMA, I, Oscars 2020
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IT CHAPTER 2 (2019)

September 09, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, HORROR, I

“suffers a cardinal offense for horror: lacks the fear”

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September 09, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Andy Muschietti, Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Andy Bean, Bill Skarsgard, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolhard, Jack Dylan Grazer, Jaeden Martell, Wyatt Oleff, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Chosen Jacobs
2019, 4, HORROR, I
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I AM MOTHER (2019)

June 19, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, DRAMA, I, SCIENCE FICTION

“A very watchable and interesting little flick that clicks but won’t stick”

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Grant Sputore, Luke Hawker, Rose Byrne, Tahlia Sturzaker, Clara Rugaard, Hilary Swank
2019, 5, DRAMA, I, SCIENCE FICTION
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IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK (2018)

January 21, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, DRAMA, I, ROMANCE, Oscars 2019

“A cinematic art piece with thumping jazz accentuating the smoky swirls, both literal and figurative. “

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Barry Jenkins, KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Aunjanue Ellis, Ebony Obsidian, Diego Luna, Brian Tyree Henry, Pedro Pascal, Finn Wittrock, Dave Franco
2018, 7, DRAMA, I, ROMANCE, Oscars 2019
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INCREDIBLES 2 (2018)

June 20, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, ACTION, ANIMATED, COMIC BOOK, FAMILY, I, Oscars 2019

“This is a fun little sequel, with its heart in the right place and its nose to the grindstone… I just hoped that it could have been more. “

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Brad Bird, Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Miller, Catherine Keener, Bob Odenkirk, Samuel L. Jackson
2018, 6, ACTION, ANIMATED, COMIC BOOK, FAMILY, I, Oscars 2019
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ISLE OF DOGS (2018)

April 19, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, I, Oscars 2019
"Though distinctly problematic, it is still unimaginably gorgeous, extremely fun, and undeniably sweet."
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Wes Anderson, Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Bob Balaban, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Kunichi Nomura, Greta Gerwig, Frances McDormand, Akira Ito, Akiray Takayama, Scarlett Johansson, Harvey Keitel, F. Murray Abraham, Yoko Ono, Tilda Swinton, Ken Watanabe, Liev Schreiber, Courtney B. Vance
2018, 7, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, I, Oscars 2019
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ICARUS (2017)

February 19, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, DOCUMENTARY, I, SPORTS, Oscars 2018
"...part of the charm and magic is getting caught up in a larger world-spanning dialogue (Russian doping scandal) that the filmmaker never intended"
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Bryan Fogel
2017, 7, DOCUMENTARY, I, SPORTS, Oscars 2018
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I, TONYA (2017)

January 12, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, I, SPORTS, Oscars 2018
"Providing a vigorously amusing and uniquely humanizing portrait of an athlete turned celebrity turned pariah."
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Craig Gillespie, Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Paul Walter Hauser, Bobby Cannavale, Julianne Nicholson
2017, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, I, SPORTS, Oscars 2018
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IT (2017)

September 13, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, HORROR, I
"provide a fulfilling and decently crafted nostalgiac creepfest"
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Andy Muschietti, Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolhard, Chosen Jacobs, Bill Skarsgard, Jack Dylan Grazer
2017, 6, HORROR, I
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IT COMES AT NIGHT (2017)

August 30, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, I
"Filled with crushing corporeality and a dreamt gloom that is steeped in the murky nightmare-scape that their lives have become."
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August 30, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Trey Edward Shults, Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Riley Keough, Kelvin Harrison Jr., David Pendleton
2017, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, I
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