Sleeper Awakened

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

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WICKED (2024)

January 04, 2025 by Jacob Nelson in 2024, 5, FANTASY, MUSICAL, W, Oscars 2025

“Bubblegum Legally Barbie in Wonka Potter Narnia”

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January 04, 2025 /Jacob Nelson /Source
John M. Chu, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage
2024, 5, FANTASY, MUSICAL, W, Oscars 2025
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EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022)

April 13, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 9, ACTION, COMEDY, E, SCIENCE FICTION

“Matrix and Paddington had a baby in a Michelle Gondry/Jackie Chan kung fu film.”

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Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jenny Slate, Tallie Medel, Brian Le
2022, 9, ACTION, COMEDY, E, SCIENCE FICTION
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SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (2021)

September 04, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY, S, Oscars 2022

I am on board with where Shang Chi and Katy go from here.

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Destin Daniel Cretton, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Leung, Meng'er Zhang, Fala Chen, Michelle Yeoh, Florian Munteanu, Andy Le, Tsai Chin, Benedict Wong, Ben Kingsley, Tim Roth
2021, 6, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY, S, Oscars 2022
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GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE (2021)

July 15, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 5, ACTION, G

“completely derivative, unduly jovial and overly gossamery”

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Navot Papushado, Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Carla Gugino, Michelle Yeoh, Paul Giamatti, Ralph Ineson, Angela Bassett, Adam Nagaitis, Michael Smiley, Chloe Coleman
2021, 5, ACTION, G
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BOSS LEVEL (2021)

March 10, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 5, ACTION, B, SCIENCE FICTION

“to zone out and enjoy some mindless over-the-top, only done for the fun of it action, this one might be your very own LEVEL UP”

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Joe Carnahan, Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts, Will Sasso, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Jeong, Meadow Williams, Selina Lo
2021, 5, ACTION, B, SCIENCE FICTION
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CRAZY RICH ASIANS (2018)

August 27, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, C, COMEDY, ROMANCE

“It’s one half cute rom-com, one half lavish spectacle, and a very welcomed 100% Asian. “

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August 27, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
John M. Chu, Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Harry Shum Jr., Ken Jeong, Chris Pang, Sonoya Mizuno
2018, 6, C, COMEDY, ROMANCE
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