Sleeper Awakened

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

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DOCUMENTARY ROUND-UP (REWIND, IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS, BOOKSELLERS, ETC.)

August 12, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 2019, 2020, DOCUMENTARY

“Rewind might be my favorite documentary of the year so far”

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Nanu Wang, Jialing Zhang, Matt Tynauer, Matt Wolf, Kyle J. Macias, Clayton Brown, Monica Long Ross, D.W. Young, Sasha Joseph Neullinger, Alex Winter, Paul Solet, Brett Rapkin, David A. Weiner, Kevin Burke
2016, 2019, 2020, DOCUMENTARY
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WAR ON EVERYONE (2016)

July 06, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, CRIME, W

“…it was worth a watch for an off-beat tale of cops who just don’t give a sh*t “

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John Michael McDonagh, Alexander Skarsgard, Theo James, Tessa Thompson, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephanie Sigman, David Wilmot, Malcolm Barrett, Paul Reiser, Michael Peña
2016, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, CRIME, W
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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES (2016)

April 04, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 3, ACTION, HORROR, P, ROMANCE, ZOMBIE
"The breasts are pushed up, the effects popping out, and my spiritless disdain boiling over."
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Burr Steers, Lily James, Sam Riley, Bella Heathcote, Ellie Bamber, Millie Brady, Suki Waterhouse, Douglas Booth, Charles Dance, Matt Smith, Lena Headey
2016, 3, ACTION, HORROR, P, ROMANCE, ZOMBIE
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THE BELKO EXPERIMENT (2016)

March 19, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 2, ACTION, B, HORROR
"uninteresting and relentlessly futile death porn"
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Greg McLean, James Gunn, John Gallagher Jr., Tony Goldwyn, Adria Arjona, John C. McGinley, Melonie Diaz, Sean Gunn, Josh Brener, Michael Rooker
2016, 2, ACTION, B, HORROR
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ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL (2016/2017)

February 17, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 2017, 6, A, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2018
"Scowl inducing but lacking that punch to either knock you on your ass or make you stand up"
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Steve James
2016, 2017, 6, A, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2018
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PERSONAL SHOPPER (2016)

November 02, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DRAMA, FANTASY, P, HORROR
"Assayas squeezes dramatic tension and soulfulness out of the would be crude block of a ghost story base."
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Olivier Assayas, Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger
2016, 7, DRAMA, FANTASY, P, HORROR
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RAW (2016)

October 09, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HORROR, R
"An absorbing and gruesome feast of dramatic horror."
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Julia Ducournau, Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Joana Preiss
2016, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HORROR, R
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FREE FIRE (2016)

September 11, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, CRIME, F
"Ridiculous but a smashing pastiche of the gritty 70's action/crime flicks"
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Ben Wheatley, Sharlto Copley, Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Cillian Murphy, Sam Riley, Noah Taylor
2016, 7, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, CRIME, F
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THE BAD BATCH (2016)

September 06, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in SCIENCE FICTION, 2016, 4, B
"Unfortunately, the fun and biting nature of the feature gives way to the bleak and jarring."
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Keanu Reeves, Jason Momoa, Suki Waterhouse, Yolonda Ross, Giovanni Ribisi, Diego Luna, Jim Carrey, Jayda Fink, Ana Lily Amirpour
SCIENCE FICTION, 2016, 4, B
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WAR DOGS (2016)

September 04, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, W
"War Dogs does deliver a solidly enjoyable actionish farce"
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Todd Phillips, Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz, Kevin Pollak, Ana de Armas, Bradley Cooper
2016, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, W
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THE WAILING (2016)

September 01, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HORROR
" The Wailing really wrapped me up in the strangeness and humanity that buttresses what a paranormal experience like this would be"
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Hong-jin Na, Jun Kunimura, Do-won Kwak, Jung-min Hwang, Woo-hee Chun
2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HORROR
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THE VOID (2016)

August 28, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 4, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, V
"Unfortunately, the flesh laid upon those ribs is cancerous and devours the good intentions/positive will that is put forward."
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Jeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski, Aaron Poole, Kenneth Welsh, Ellen Wong, Daniel Fathers, Kathleen Munroe
2016, 4, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, V
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COLOSSAL (2016)

April 12, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, C, COMEDY, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION
" fun premise that can't sustain its own wait "
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Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudekis, Nacho Vigalondo, Austin Stowell, Tim Blake Nelson
2016, 5, C, COMEDY, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION
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UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS (2016)

March 14, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, ACTION, U, 2, FANTASY
"Rarely does it make much sense, never is it exciting, and almost entirely unsatisfactory. "
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Kate Beckinsale, Anna Foerster, Theo James, Tobias Menzies, Charles Dance, Lara Pulver
2016, ACTION, U, 2, FANTASY
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GANTZ: O (2016)

March 03, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 4, ANIMATED, 2016, G, FANTASY, FOREIGN, SCIENCE FICTION
" You get the expected crazy guns, inventive kami monsters, and jiggly leather clad breasts, but little else."
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Yasushi Kawamura, Keiichi Saito
4, ANIMATED, 2016, G, FANTASY, FOREIGN, SCIENCE FICTION
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EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (2016)

March 01, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, COMEDY, E, DRAMA
"Until you remember the feelings of a real life emotional teenager. Then you think again..."
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Hailee Steinfeld, Kelly Fremon Craig, Woody Harrelson, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner, Kyra Sedgwick
2016, 6, COMEDY, E, DRAMA
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TONI ERDMANN (2016)

February 26, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, T, COMEDY
"I would certainly recommend this absurdist dramedy with a singular vision."
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February 26, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Maren Ade, Sandra Huller, Peter Simonischek
2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, T, COMEDY
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THE SALESMAN (2016)

February 23, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S, Oscars 2017
"This may be the highest rating I have ever given to a film that made me question whether I liked it or not. "
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February 23, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ashgar Farhadi, Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini
2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S, Oscars 2017
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13 HOURS (2016)

February 23, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 4, 2016, ACTION, WAR, T, Oscars 2017
"Surprisingly not awful."
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Jon Krasinski, Michael Bay, David Costabile, Pablo Schreiber, Max Martini
4, 2016, ACTION, WAR, T, Oscars 2017
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SILENCE (2016)

February 18, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2017
"...it was an appreciable beauty that left me somewhat apathetic in the end."
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February 18, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Adam Driver, Andrew Garfield, Liam Neeson, Nana Komatsu, Tadanobu Asano, Ciarán Hinds, Martin Scorsese
2016, 6, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2017
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