Sleeper Awakened

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

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THE LOBSTER (2015)

January 10, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, L, ROMANCE, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2017
"Moments of humor buttressed by a sullen dread"
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Yorgos Lanthimos, Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, John C. Reilly
2015, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, L, ROMANCE, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2017
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CREED (2015)

January 06, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, C, DRAMA, SPORTS, Oscars 2016
"It was good, but I did not see the greatness that is being gushed about"
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Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stalone, Tessa Thompson
2015, 6, C, DRAMA, SPORTS, Oscars 2016
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THE HATEFUL EIGHT (2015)

January 04, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, H, THRILLER, WESTERN, Oscars 2016
"The tagline of "Reservoir Dogs meets the Thing, in the west" is not altogether accurate or fair, but it also isn't without merit."
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January 04, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Demian Bichir, Channing Tatum
2015, 6, H, THRILLER, WESTERN, Oscars 2016
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STAR WARS: FORCE AWAKENS (2015)

December 19, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, ACTION, FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION, S, Oscars 2016
"I think the thing that is driving the love for this film and its overwhelming success is it's "old warm blanket" feel"
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J.J. Abrams, Harrison Ford, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Andy Serkis, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Iko Uwais
2015, 6, ACTION, FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION, S, Oscars 2016

ELECTRIC BOOGALOO: THE WILD, UNTOLD STORY OF CANNON FILMS (2014)

December 15, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 6, DOCUMENTARY, E
"A wild story about a wild studio"
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Mark Hartley
2014, 6, DOCUMENTARY, E
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TOKYO TRIBE (2014)

November 21, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, FOREIGN, T, MUSICAL
"Like a trippy mix of Warriors and West Side Story, but with a constant bumping beat"
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Sion Sono, Ryôhei Suzuki
2014, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, FOREIGN, T, MUSICAL
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UP ON THE WOOFTOP (2015)

November 16, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, COMEDY, U, FAMILY
"this local independent success is a crowd pleaser"
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Joe Clarke, Dennis Haskins
2015, 6, COMEDY, U, FAMILY
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BLACK MASS (2015)

September 22, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, CRIME
"Depp's performance as terrific, if not terrifying"
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September 22, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Scott Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Kevin Bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Adam Scott, Corey Stoll, Jesse Plemons
2015, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, CRIME
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THE SHEIK (2014)

September 21, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 6, DOCUMENTARY, S, SPORTS
"Worth the watch"
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Igal Hecht, Jack Black
2014, 6, DOCUMENTARY, S, SPORTS
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STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON (2015)

September 01, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DRAMA, BIOGRAPHY, S, Oscars 2016
"they do a wonderful job of letting the music (the best part of this film) tell the story"
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September 01, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
F. Gary Gray, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Paul Giamatti
2015, 6, DRAMA, BIOGRAPHY, S, Oscars 2016
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TRAINWRECK (2015)

July 19, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, COMEDY, T, ROMANCE
"not afraid to bring the raunch and not play so nice with all the characters."
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Judd Apatow, Bill Hader, Amy Schumer, Brie Larson, Tilda Swinton
2015, 6, COMEDY, T, ROMANCE
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THE OVERNIGHT (2015)

July 19, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, COMEDY, O
 

"providing much more soul than your general Apatow-ish product."

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Patrick Brice, Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling, Jason Schwartzman
2015, 6, COMEDY, O
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THE SEARCH FOR GENERAL TSO (2014)

July 09, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 6, DOCUMENTARY, S

"More of an exploration of Chinese culture in the west rather than a strict food search.

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Ian Cheney
2014, 6, DOCUMENTARY, S
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SHOWRUNNERS: THE ART OF RUNNING A SHOW (2014)

July 08, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 6, DOCUMENTARY, S
"Insightful though not super exciting"
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July 08, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Des Doyle, J.J. Abrams, Kristen Bell
2014, 6, DOCUMENTARY, S
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NO TEARS FOR THE DEAD (2014)

July 04, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 6, ACTION, N, FOREIGN
"A pretty darn good little action film."
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July 04, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jeong-beom Lee, Dong-gun Jang, Brian Tee, Min-hee Kim
2014, 6, ACTION, N, FOREIGN
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THE WOLFPACK (2015)

June 29, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DOCUMENTARY, W
"Extremely interesting subject material"
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Crystal Moselle
2015, 6, DOCUMENTARY, W
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THOUGHT CRIMES: THE CASE OF THE CANNIBAL COP (2015)

May 21, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DOCUMENTARY, T
"gray area between thoughts/desires & actions in this new Google age"
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May 21, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Erin Lee Carr
2015, 6, DOCUMENTARY, T
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KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE (2014)

May 19, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, K, SPY
"It's popcorn nonsense, but it was still surprisingly munchable."
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Matthew Vaughn, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson
2015, 6, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, K, SPY
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WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2014)

April 12, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 6, COMEDY, W
"Certainly best vampire comedy."
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April 12, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
2014, 6, COMEDY, W
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IT FOLLOWS (2015)

April 08, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, HORROR, I
"Did I like it? Yes. Love? No."
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April 08, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
David Robert Mitchell, Maika Monroe
2015, 6, HORROR, I
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