Sleeper Awakened

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

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NOSFERATU (2024)

January 04, 2025 by Jacob Nelson in 2024, 7, FANTASY, HORROR, N, THRILLER, Oscars 2025

“A gothic symphony of bloody beauty, shadowed sensuality, and feral fantasy.”

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January 04, 2025 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Robert Eggers, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgard, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney
2024, 7, FANTASY, HORROR, N, THRILLER, Oscars 2025
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NIMONA (2023

September 01, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 7, ACTION, ANIMATED, COMIC BOOK, FAMILY, FANTASY, N, Oscars 2024

"A magical little animated action adventure that smartly focuses more on the heart at its core than flashy chassis it rides in."

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September 01, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Chloe Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, Frances Conroy, Lorraine Toussaint, Beck Bennett, RuPaul, Indya Moore
2023, 7, ACTION, ANIMATED, COMIC BOOK, FAMILY, FANTASY, N, Oscars 2024
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NYAD (2023)

September 01, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, N, Oscars 2024, SPORTS

"perseverance pays off as it gets there and those involved really shine as to how extraordinary they are"

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September 01, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans
2023, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, N, Oscars 2024, SPORTS
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NAPOLEON (2024)

August 28, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, N, Oscars 2024, WAR

"What a boring slog this “history class come to life” is"

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August 28, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ridley Scott, Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett, Paul Rhys, Ben Miles
2023, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, N, Oscars 2024, WAR
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NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU (2023)

February 17, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 5, HORROR, N, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER

“Final girl vs aliens with almost no dialogue was solid”

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Brian Duffield, Kaitlyn Dever, Zack Dhuame, Elizabeth Kaluev
2023, 5, HORROR, N, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER
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THE NIGHT HOUSE (2020)

April 14, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, HORROR, N, THRILLER

“pseudo/possibly-supernatural thriller that is worth a watch”

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David Bruckner, Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Evan Jonigkeit, Samantha Buck
2020, 6, HORROR, N, THRILLER
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THE NOVICE (2021)

April 02, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 7, DRAMA, N, THRILLER

“The dark loom of vivid mania overlies every element here”

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April 02, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Lauren Hadaway, Isabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth, Dilone, Kate Drummond
2021, 7, DRAMA, N, THRILLER
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NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021)

March 17, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 7, CRIME, DRAMA, N, Oscars 2022, THRILLER

“head carnie barker Defoe: chef’s kiss!”

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March 17, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Guillermo Del Toro, Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, David Strathairn, Holt McCallany, Clifton Collins Jr., Tim Blake Nelson, David Hewlett
2021, 7, CRIME, DRAMA, N, Oscars 2022, THRILLER
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NO TIME TO DIE (2021)

October 11, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, ACTION, BOND, N, Oscars 2022

“an enjoyable and perfectly solid entry”

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October 11, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Cary Joji Fukunaga, Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Rami Malek, Lea Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Naomi Watts, Rory Kinnear, Jeffrey Wright, Billy Magnussen, Christoph Waltz, David Dencik, Dali Benssalah
2021, 6, ACTION, BOND, N, Oscars 2022
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NEWS OF THE WORLD (2020)

February 23, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 5, ACTION, DRAMA, N, WESTERN, Oscars 2021

“The “news” it brings is all very subdued and lame.”

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February 23, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Paul Greengrass, Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor, Ray McKinnon, Mare Winningham
2020, 5, ACTION, DRAMA, N, WESTERN, Oscars 2021
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NOMADLAND (2020)

February 22, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 8, DRAMA, N, Oscars 2021

“The crush of modern society and the new gig economy juxtaposed with the idyllic & frett freedom of the wayfarer”

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February 22, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Chloé Zhao, Frances McDormand, David Strathairn
2021, 8, DRAMA, N, Oscars 2021
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THE NEST (2020)

December 25, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, N, ROMANCE, THRILLER

“subtle cryptic spirit of dourness that torments the film”

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December 25, 2020 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Sean Durkin, Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Oona Roche, Charlile Shotwell
2020, 7, DRAMA, N, ROMANCE, THRILLER
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NEW MUTANTS (2020)

September 01, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, HORROR, N

“it is not outright bad, nor the worst of the X titles”

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September 01, 2020 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Josh Boone, Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga, Adam Beach
2020, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, HORROR, N
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NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS (2020)

July 16, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 8, DRAMA, N

“dislodges you from complacency and thrusts you into the experience of this woman”

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July 16, 2020 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Eliza Hittman, Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Théodore Pellerin
2020, 8, DRAMA, N
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NEKROTRONIC (2019)

June 17, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, FOREIGN, FANTASY, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, N

“Dumb geeky teen kind of excitement, but fun”

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June 17, 2020 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Kiah Roache-Turner, Ben O'Toole, Monica Belucci, Caroline Ford, Tess Haubrich, David Wenham, Epine Bob Savea, Goran D. Kleut
2019, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, FOREIGN, FANTASY, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, N
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THE NIGHT CLERK (2020)

June 10, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 3, DRAMA, N, THRILLER

“keeps you wanting and expecting trepidation or titillation, but amazingly provides neither”

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June 10, 2020 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Michael Cristofer, Tye Sheridan, Ana de Armas, Helen Hunt, John Leguizamo
2020, 3, DRAMA, N, THRILLER
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1917 (2019)

January 10, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, DRAMA, N, WAR, 8, Oscars 2020

“aligns itself well in the annals of indisputable cinematic glory”

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January 10, 2020 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Sam Mendes, Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Colin Firth, Andrew Scott, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Madden
2019, DRAMA, N, WAR, 8, Oscars 2020
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THE NIGHT COMES FOR US (2018)

October 24, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, ACTION, N, FOREIGN, CRIME

“The Raid meets A Bittersweet Life/Man From Nowhere is a pretty simple way to state it “

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October 24, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Timo Tjahjanto, Iko Uwais, Julie Estelle, Joe Taslim, Zack Lee, Sunny Pang, Dian Sastrowardoyo, Salvita DeCorte, Hannah Al Rashid
2018, 6, ACTION, N, FOREIGN, CRIME
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NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (2016)

February 18, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DRAMA, N, THRILLER, Oscars 2017
"This is a sleek and taught semi-thriller, filled with delectable vision and a caustically gloomy sheathe."
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February 18, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Tom Ford, Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Shannon, Laura Linney, Michael Sheen, Armie Hammer, Andrea Riseborough
2016, 7, DRAMA, N, THRILLER, Oscars 2017
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NEON DEMON (2016)

September 06, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, DRAMA, N, THRILLER
"Equal parts brilliant & gorgeous and bland/ & sophomoric"
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September 06, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Nicolas Winding Refn, Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Jena Malone, Abby Lee
2016, 5, DRAMA, N, THRILLER
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