Sleeper Awakened

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

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THE POPE'S EXORCIST (2023)

May 11, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 5, P, HORROR, THRILLER

“it may have enough going for it to be a fun time and save it from being awful.”

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Julius Avery, Russell Crowe, Daniel Zovatto, Alex Essoe, Franco Nero, Peter DeSouza-Feighoney, Laurel Marsden, Cornell John, Ryan O'Grady, Bianca Bardoe
2023, 5, P, HORROR, THRILLER
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THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER (2022)

July 18, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY, T

“trample on and chew up any enjoyment”

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Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Russell Crowe, Jaimie Alexander, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Sean Gunn, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Ben Falcone, Kieron L. Dyer, Kat Dennings, Idris Elba, Matt Damon, Melissa McCarthy, Luke Hemsworth
2022, 3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY, T
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UNHINGED (2020)

May 27, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 5, THRILLER, U

“pulse pounding, relatable, and darkly fun”

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May 27, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Derrick Borte, Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Gabriel Bateman, Jimmi Simpson, Austin p. McKenzie
2020, 5, THRILLER, U
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ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE (2021)

March 18, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY, J

“This isn’t exactly apples to apples, but more a rotten mango compared to an overripe DC vodka filled watermelon.”

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March 18, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Zack Snyder, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Diane Lane, Jared Leto, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Connie Nielsen, J.K. Simmons, Robin Wright, Amy Adams, Karen Bryson, Kiersey Clemons, Jesse Eisenberg, Ray Fisher, Amber Heard, Ciarán Hinds, Jeremy Irons, Harry Lennix, Joe Mangeniello, Joe Morton, Ray Porter, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Billy Crudup
2021, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY, J
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TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG (2020) & A GUIDE TO SECOND DATE SEX (2019)

May 25, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 2020, 3, 6, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, CRIME, DRAMA, FOREIGN, G, ROMANCE, T

5/6/20 - TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG (2020) - 6+/10

Manic and poetic, narratively and visually. It is punk, it is hard steel with a soft lacy dress underneath, it is a rebellion against truth and lies and form and fashion - it carves its own weathered path through the rock of myth. It asks for no quarter and begs for no virtuous admiration. It is, bleak and severe as the embittered progeny of an inhospitable land.

The spotlight night travels were enchanting. The dps work was quite good. As was the acting from a smorgasbord of kind and quality. McKay solidified his passion filled physicality and determined acting prowess. He is a star on the come up.Yes, this isn’t a “true” account, but it is a wickedly alternative twist on a legend, and it popped in a delightful way for me.

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5/12/20 - A GUIDE TO SECOND DATE SEX (2019) - 3+/4-/10

A pretty generic romcom setup that struggles to get out of the gate. Eventually it hooks into a serviceable, if not pretty charming groove, but even at its height it still has some grating elements and can’t get out of its own way. I wanted to like this, seeing as how I like the actors and I thought the premise was cute, but it managed to have too many cringe worthy social situations, too many dickhead characters, it lacked in making an emotional connection for the majority, and it punched down instead of up where it could have swung.

The best parts of this film are pretty amiable, but they kept getting trumped by overwrought plotting or poor screenplay decisions/characters. It’s like it wanted to be more “teen ready” when it would have benefited from trying to appeal to an older audience. I didn’t hate the viewing, but it steered away from the path up the road to the shining hill and decided to drift off into cheesy stripmall nothingness.

May 25, 2020 /Jacob Nelson
Justin Kurzel, George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam, Russell Crowe, Claudia Karvan, Thomasin McKenzie, Rachel Hirons, Alexandra Roach, Emma Rigby, Michael Socha
2019, 2020, 3, 6, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, CRIME, DRAMA, FOREIGN, G, ROMANCE, T
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BOY ERASED (2018)

December 21, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA

“There might be singes or small slices, but the blood and pain just wouldn’t gush out.”

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Joel Edgerton, Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Troye Sivan, Xavier Dolan
2018, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA
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