Sleeper Awakened

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

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AQUAMAN (2018)

January 09, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 4, ACTION, A, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY

“The epitome of dark commercial style trumping any kind of worthwhile substance”

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James Wan, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Temuera Morrison, Djimon Hounsou, John Rhys-Davies
2018, 4, ACTION, A, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY
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MARY POPPINS RETURNS (2018)

December 24, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 4, COMEDY, FAMILY, FANTASY, M, MUSICAL, Oscars 2019

“Mary could not conjure any strange alchemy to morph the inert stone in my chest”

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Rob Marshall, Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Jeremy Swift, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, David Warner, Dick Van Dyke, Chris O'Dowd
2018, 4, COMEDY, FAMILY, FANTASY, M, MUSICAL, Oscars 2019
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BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (2018)

November 07, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 4, BIOGRAPHY, B, DRAMA, MUSICAL, Oscars 2019

“ movie that begins and ends with (Live Aid) performance only mustered a faint whimper of that majesty.”

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Bryan Singer, Dexter Fletcher, Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aiden Gillen, Allen Leech, Tom Hollander, Mike Meyers
2018, 4, BIOGRAPHY, B, DRAMA, MUSICAL, Oscars 2019
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ANT-MAN AND THE WASP (2018)

July 12, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 4, ACTION, A, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION

“Almost the definition of “ho-hum”, without ever being un-enjoyably bad.”

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Peyton Reed, Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, T.I., David Dastmalchian, Randall Park, Michelle Pfeiffer, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Douglas
2018, 4, ACTION, A, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION
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MOM AND DAD (2017)

April 27, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 4, HORROR, THRILLER, M, SCIENCE FICTION

“…sick fantasy fulfillment here, and while disgustingly primal in its wickedness and taboos, the premise only takes you so far… “

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Brian Taylor, Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair, Anne winters, Zackary Arthur, Robert T. Cunningham, Lance Henriksen, Grant Morrison
2017, 4, HORROR, THRILLER, M, SCIENCE FICTION
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VICTORIA & ABDUL (2017)

March 02, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, V, Oscars 2018
"Pour some gratuitous melodrama on top (of monotony), and you get a heartburn inducing meal. "
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Stephen Frears, Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Michael Gambon, Paul Higgins, Olivia Williams
2017, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, V, Oscars 2018
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FERDINAND (2017)

February 28, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 4, ANIMATED, F, FAMILY, Oscars 2018
"I saw it and will never think about it again."
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Carlos Saldanha, John Cena, Jeremy Sisto, Jerrod Carmichael, Kate McKinnon, David Tennant, Peyton Manning
2017, 4, ANIMATED, F, FAMILY, Oscars 2018
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BOSS BABY (2017)

January 10, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 4, ANIMATED, B, FAMILY, Oscars 2018
"the story is ludicrous and frankly disturbing"
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Tom McGrath, Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, Tobey Maguire, Miles Bakshi
2017, 4, ANIMATED, B, FAMILY, Oscars 2018
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STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017)

December 19, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 4, ACTION, S, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2018
"...2 and a half hours later, I shrugged my shoulders and gave a disheartened sigh."
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Rian Johnson, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Laura Dern, Benicio Del Toro
2017, 4, ACTION, S, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2018
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MOTHER! (2017)

September 29, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 4, DRAMA, HORROR, M, THRILLER
"As much as I could see his skill and purpose, I did not care for the film or my movie going experience."
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Darren Aronofsky, Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, Kristen Wiig
2017, 4, DRAMA, HORROR, M, THRILLER
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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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September 06, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
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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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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GHOST IN THE SHELL (2017)

May 07, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, G, SCIENCE FICTION
"So much flavor and beauty, but it asked the wrong questions."
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Rupert Sanders, Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Pitt, MIchael Wincott
2017, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, G, SCIENCE FICTION
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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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March 03, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Yasushi Kawamura, Keiichi Saito
4, ANIMATED, 2016, G, FANTASY, FOREIGN, SCIENCE FICTION
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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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February 23, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jon Krasinski, Michael Bay, David Costabile, Pablo Schreiber, Max Martini
4, 2016, ACTION, WAR, T, 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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MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN (2016)

January 15, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 4, DRAMA, FAMILY, FANTASY, M
"Early on, a nice attempt at Burtonian dark bizarrity but it stalls out, cowering into a standard & safe preteen action fantasy drama."
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January 15, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Tim Burton, Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Judi Dench, Rupert Everett, Allison Janney, Terence Stamp, Ella Purnell, Finlay MacMillan
2016, 4, DRAMA, FAMILY, FANTASY, M
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TROLLS (2016)

January 13, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 4, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FANTASY, FAMILY, T, Oscars 2017
'In all honesty, I wanted to hate this movie, but he overall experience left me non-hate filled."
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Walt Dohrn, Mike Mitchell, Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Russell Brand, Gwen Stefani, John Cleese, James Corden, Jeffrey Tambor, Ron Funches, Quvenzhané Wallis, Kunal Nayyar
2016, 4, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FANTASY, FAMILY, T, Oscars 2017
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HACKSAW RIDGE (2016)

December 02, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 4, DRAMA, H, WAR, Oscars 2017
"it is a militaristic fluff piece draped over the ringing of a church bell."
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December 02, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Andrew Garfield, Mel Gibson, Sam Worthington, Hugo Weaving, Vince Vaughn, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer
2016, 4, DRAMA, H, WAR, Oscars 2017
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WHY HORROR? (2014)

November 16, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, HORROR, W
"Interesting in its historical & cultural explorations, if not a tad basic."
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November 16, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Nicolas Kleiman, Rob Lindsay, John Carpenter, Alexandra Aja, Don Coscarelli
2014, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, HORROR, W
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