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

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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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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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2017 OSCAR LIVE ACTION SHORTS

February 16, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, FOREIGN, O, SHORTS, Oscars 2017
My Pick: Sing
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February 16, 2017 /Jacob Nelson
Oscar Shorts
2016, FOREIGN, O, SHORTS, Oscars 2017
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JACKIE (2016)

February 14, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, J, Oscars 2017
"Smartly put together with style and panache, but with a languid stuffiness and slothful pace, the total felt dutifully disagreeable."
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February 14, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Pablo Larrain, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, John Hurt, John Carroll Lynch, Richard E. Grant
2016, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, J, Oscars 2017
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2017 OSCAR DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

February 13, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, DOCUMENTARY, SHORTS, O, Oscars 2017
My Pick: White Helmets
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February 13, 2017 /Jacob Nelson
Oscar Shorts
2016, DOCUMENTARY, SHORTS, O, Oscars 2017
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2017 OSCAR ANIMATED SHORTS

February 11, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, ANIMATED, SHORTS, O, Oscars 2017
My Pick: Pearl
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Oscar Shorts
2016, ANIMATED, SHORTS, O, Oscars 2017
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20TH CENTURY WOMEN (2016)

February 10, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, T, Oscars 2017
"The whole film is wonderfully whimsical, humanly germane, and cinematically adroit."
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Mike MIlls, Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, Lucas Jade Zumann, Joshua Burge, Alia Shawkat
2016, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, T, Oscars 2017
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LIFE, ANIMATED (2016)

February 09, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, L, Oscars 2017
"It was moving and impactful enough to slightly attune the way I looked at/deal with the autistic."
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Roger Ross Williams, Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried
2016, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, L, Oscars 2017
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ALLIED (2016)

February 02, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, A, DRAMA, ROMANCE, Oscars 2017
"A sense of romance, dread, and intrigue are stunted and unsatisfactory for being the core of the entire film."
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February 02, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Robert Zemeckis, Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, August Diehl, Lizzy Caplan, Simon McBurney, Matthew Goode
2016, 5, A, DRAMA, ROMANCE, Oscars 2017
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LION (2016)

February 02, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, L, Oscars 2017
"Not quite otherworldly in any element, but it has few impeachable shortcomings and delivers a rousing cinematic experience, leaving no tear duct unsapped."
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Garth Davis, Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Sunny Pawar, David Wenham
2016, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, L, Oscars 2017
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SPLIT (2016)

February 01, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 4, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER, S
"I did not hate it, I just didn’t feel a whole lot while watching or after, in the story, character, or technical realms."
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February 01, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
M. Night Shyamalan, James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson, Sebastian Arcelus
2016, 4, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER, S
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BEWARE THE SLENDERMAN (2016)

February 01, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, B, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DOCUMENTARY
"...but while it brought to light a creepy story and had a pleasing look/production values, it could only reach a middle level"
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Irene Taylor Brodsky
2016, 5, B, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DOCUMENTARY
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FIRE AT SEA (2016)

January 28, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, DOCUMENTARY, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2017
"Despite the horrors, hardships, and the beauty within the way they are captured, the film felt too segmented and disconcertingly impotent because of it."
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January 28, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Gianfranco Rosi
2016, 6, DOCUMENTARY, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2017
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DEEPWATER HORIZON (2016)

January 27, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, ACTION, DISASTER, DRAMA, D, Oscars 2017
"Horizon was a bit of a cinematic shotgun, being imperfect but still blasting you in the face with intense drama and horrific action."
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January 27, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Peter Berg, Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Gina Rodriguez, John Malkovich, Ethan Suplee, Dylan O'Brien, Kate Hudson
2016, 6, ACTION, DISASTER, DRAMA, D, Oscars 2017
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MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES (2016)

January 22, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 3, COMEDY, M, ROMANCE
"Party favors in the form of eye rolls and exasperated sighs were doled out instead of rib-splitting gags and interesting ongoings."
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January 22, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jake Szymanski, Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Alice Wetterlund, Marc Maron, Stephen Root, Stephanie Faracy, Jake Johnson
2016, 3, COMEDY, M, ROMANCE
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GODS OF EGYPT (2016)

January 21, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2, 2016, ACTION, FANTASY, G
"Gods of Egypt is a gold encrusted turd, a Red Bull-fueled CGI monstrosity of Western bastardizations and cultural vomit."
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January 21, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Alex Proyas, Brenton Thwaites, Courtney Eaton, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Chadwick Boseman, Elodie Young, Rufus Sewell, Geoffrey Rush, Abby Lee
2, 2016, ACTION, FANTASY, G
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YOUR NAME (2016)

January 20, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, ANIMATED, DRAMA, FANTASY, FOREIGN, Y
" It pulled itself from a Ranma ½ meets Freaky Friday-inspired generic teen romantic comedy to give itself profundity, symbolism, and a prospect for introspection."
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January 20, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Makoto Shinkai, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi
2016, 6, ANIMATED, DRAMA, FANTASY, FOREIGN, Y
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CHRISTINE (2016)

January 18, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, BIOGRAPHY, C, DRAMA
"Rebecca Hall plunges the audience into the fathoms of insecurities, anxieties, repressions and carcinogenic social interactions that she herself is drowning in."
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January 18, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Antonio Campos, Rebecca Hall, Michael c.Hall, Tracy Letts, Maria Dizzia
2016, 6, BIOGRAPHY, C, DRAMA
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HOSTAGE TO THE DEVIL (2016)

January 17, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, H
"I also felt that most of us were probably viewing it to see more about/of exorcisms – that was sorely lacking."
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January 17, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Marty Stalker
2016, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, H
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I, DANIEL BLAKE (2016)

January 17, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, I
"This is a film of heart and compassion, as the emotional momentum is perpetuated on the actors' affective faces and the verisimilitude of their downtrodden struggles."
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January 17, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ken Loach, Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy, Briana Shann
2016, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, I
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PATRIOTS DAY (2016)

January 17, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, CRIME, DRAMA, P
"This is a passionate and calculated freight train of a film that isn't perfect, and may be even a tad preachy, but is finely crafted and worth the ride."
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January 17, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Peter Berg, Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, J.K. Simmons, John Goodman, Kevin Bacon
2016, 7, CRIME, DRAMA, P
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