Sleeper Awakened

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

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LUNANA: A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM (2019)

March 16, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, L, Oscars 2022

“A sweetly touching story with gorgeous vistas”

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Pawo Choyning Dorji, Sherab Dorji, Ugyen Norbu Lhendup, Kelden Lhamo Gurung, Pem Zam
2019, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, L, Oscars 2022
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SATOR (2019)

June 08, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, HORROR, S

“it is the breaking of barriers of art & reality that provide the most intrigue”

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Jordan Graham, Michael Daniel, Rachel Johnson, Aurora Lowe, June Peterson
2019, 5, HORROR, S
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RABID (2019)

March 05, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, HORROR, R

“I will give it points for pushing the envelope and going on a bloody limb”

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Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska, Laura Vandervoort, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Ted Atherton, Hanneke talbot
2019, 4, HORROR, R
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TWO OF US (2021)

March 02, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 2021, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE, T

“an elegant and somber triumph”

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Filippo Meneghetti, Barbara Sukowa, Martine Chevallier, Léa Drucker, Jérôme Varanfrain
2019, 2021, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE, T
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LUZ: THE FLOWER OF EVIL (2019)

February 12, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, FANTASY, FOREIGN, HORROR, L

“moments of splendor paired with the jumbled cultish familial strife”

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Juan Diego Escobar Alzate, Yuri Vargas, Jim Munoz, Sharon Guzman
2019, 5, FANTASY, FOREIGN, HORROR, L
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DOCUMENTARY ROUND-UP (TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL, THE MOLE AGENT, DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD, ETC.)

November 21, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 2020, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2021

Totally Under Control and The Mole Agent are two of the best documentaries of the year, but Class Action Park is probably the most fun of all

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Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunyan, Suzanne Hillinger, Kirsten Johnson, Jonah Malak, Richard da Costa, Alex Parkinson, Trish Dolman, Maite Alberdi, Jenny Popplewell, Jeff Orlowski, Seth Porges, Chris Charles Scott III
2019, 2020, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2021
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THE MAN WHO FEELS NO PAIN (2019)

November 13, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, FOREIGN, M

“a martial arts superhero-type adventure, via Indian sensibilities and culture smashed with a flamboyant American aesthetic”

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Vasan Bala, Abhimanyu Dasani, Radhika Madan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Gulshan Devaiah, Shweta Basu Prasad
2019, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, FOREIGN, M
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KILLERS WITHIN (2019)

October 30, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, CRIME, FOREIGN, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, K

“its main selling point is the reptillians”

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Paul Bushe, Brian O'Neill, Sue Walsh, Jeff Doyle, Johnny Elliott, Sinead O'Riordan, Sam Lucas Smith
2019, 4, CRIME, FOREIGN, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, K
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VIOLENCE VOYAGER (2019)

October 28, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, FOREIGN, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, V

“a little succor at the sinewy teat of the strange”

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Ujicha, Kellen Goff, Derek Petropolis, Aoi Yûki, Saki Fujita, Nao Hanai
2019, 5, FOREIGN, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, V
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THE HOLE IN THE GROUND (2019)

October 22, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, H, HORROR

“Hole is an enticing creeper that gives a little too much away”

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Lee Cronin, Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey, Kati Outinen, James Cosmo
2019, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, H, HORROR
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COUNTDOWN (2019)

October 19, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 3, C, HORROR

“tagline into movie” and that is it

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Justin Dec, Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, Talitha Eliana Bateman, Peter Facinelli, Tichina Arnold, P.J. Byrne
2019, 3, C, HORROR
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HARPOON (2019)

October 16, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, COMEDY, H, THRILLER

“whole thing is wildly “WTF?!”, but conceptually it was vaguely interesting”

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Rob Grant, Munro Chambers, Christopher Gray, Emily Tyra
2019, 4, COMEDY, H, THRILLER
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THE WRATH (2019)

October 14, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, FOREIGN, FANTASY, HORROR, W

“reliance on jump scares when some of the mood setup is creepily effective was a mistake”

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Young-sun Yoo, Hong-il Choi, Yeong-hie Seo, Na-Eun Son
2019, 4, FOREIGN, FANTASY, HORROR, W
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LUZ (2019)

October 09, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, FOREIGN, HORROR, L, THRILLER

“evocative “retro fantastique”, but with a dour european oppression”

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Tilman Singer, Luana Velis, Johannes Benecke, Jan Bluthardt, Lili Lorenz
2019, 4, FOREIGN, HORROR, L, THRILLER
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DOGS DON'T WEAR PANTS (2019)

September 28, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, D, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE

“beautiful moments of palatable pain and tangible tenderness”

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J.-P. Valkeapää, Pekka Strang, Krista Kosonen, Jani Volanen, Oona Airola, Ilona Huhta
2019, 7, D, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE
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VEROTIKA (2019)

September 25, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 1, 2019, HORROR, V

“no tongue to put in cheek because it has been cut out”

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Glenn Danzig, Ashley Wisdom, Rachel Alig, Alice Tate, Kayden Kross, Scotch Hopkins, Sean Kanan, Natalia Borowsky
1, 2019, HORROR, V
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THE COURIER (2019)

September 09, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 3, ACTION, CRIME, C, FOREIGN

“might pass your time, but you wouldn’t be out of bounds to just pass it by”

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Zackary Adler, Olga Kurylenko, Gary Oldman, Amit Shah, Alicia Agneson, Dermot Mulroney, Calli Taylor
2019, 3, ACTION, CRIME, C, FOREIGN
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AVENGEMENT (2019)

August 27, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, ACTION, A, CRIME

“no-nonsense knock a nonce”

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Jesse V. Johnson, Scott Adkins, Craig Fairbass, Thomas Turgoose, Nick Moran, Leo Gregory, Kierston Wareing
2019, 6, ACTION, A, CRIME
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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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FAMILY (2019)

July 31, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, COMEDY, F

“…about the juggalo spirit; love and acceptance no matter how weird you are, especially when you are abrasive to the norm.”

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Laura Steinel, Kate McKinnon, Taylor Schilling, Allison Tolman, Brian Tyree Henry, Matt Walsh, Eric Edelstein, Bryn Vale, Natasha Lyonne
2019, 6, COMEDY, F
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