Sleeper Awakened

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

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A PRAYER BEFORE DAWN (2017)

April 07, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DRAMA, P, SPORTS

“A caustic prison drama with the punchiness of sports action”

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Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, Joe Cole, Vithaya Pasringarm, Panya Yimmumphai
2017, 7, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DRAMA, P, SPORTS
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BACURAU (2019)

April 01, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, ACTION, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN

“hot pokers of social jabs, varied & lush cinematic viridity, and a fresh tonal samba”

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Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles, Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Thardelly Lima, Sônia Braga, Antonio Saboia, Karine Teles, Udo Kier
2019, 7, ACTION, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN
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REVENGE (2017)

March 24, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, ACTION, FOREIGN, R, THRILLER

“dust covered neon gunshot to that new pseudo-genre”

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Coralie Fargeat, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe
2017, 7, ACTION, FOREIGN, R, THRILLER
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CORPUS CHRISTI (2019)

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, C, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020

“darkly fun and letting the dramatic tension germinate”

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Jan Komasa, Bartosz Bielenia, Aleksandra Konieczna, Eliza Rycembel, Lukasz Wardejn, Leszek Lichota, Barabara Kurzaj
2019, 7, C, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020
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PAIN AND GLORY (2019)

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020, P

“Banderas owns the screen, melting into this pained, adrift, and struggling artist”

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Antonio Banderas, Pedro Almodóvar, Nora Navas, Asier Etxeandia, Penélope Cruz
2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020, P
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THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY (2019)

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, DOCUMENTARY, E, FOREIGN, 7, Oscars 2020

“ access is extraordinary, as is the summation”

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Petra Costa
2019, DOCUMENTARY, E, FOREIGN, 7, Oscars 2020
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THE TWO POPES (2019)

January 16, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, Oscars 2020, T

“Pryce was so tangible and realized; a fantastic performance”

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Fernando Meirelles, Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce, Juan Minujin
2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, Oscars 2020, T
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THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE (2019)

January 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, A, COMEDY, DRAMA

“A diatribe about the unsavory nature of toxic masculinity, told in a quirk-filled humorous way”

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Riley Stearns, Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots
2019, 7, A, COMEDY, DRAMA
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GENERAL MAGIC (2018)

January 04, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, DOCUMENTARY, G

“enjoy this tech ride and see where our now ubiquitous technology came from”

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Sarah Kerruish, Matt Maude
2018, 7, DOCUMENTARY, G
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LITTLE WOMEN (2019)

January 03, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, DRAMA, L, ROMANCE, Oscars 2020

“I laughed, I kind of cried (welling up counts), and I relished near each moment.”

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Greta Gerwig, Timothée Chalemet, Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, Meryl Streep, Laura Dern, Eliza Scanlen, Chris Cooper, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel
2019, 7, DRAMA, L, ROMANCE, Oscars 2020
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MIDSOMMAR (2019)

December 30, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, M

“the film is a work of unease and art”

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Ari Aster, Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Will Poulter, William Jakson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren
2019, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, M
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DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (2019)

December 23, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, D, DRAMA

“Perhaps the most outright fun time I have had in the theater this year”

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Craig Brewer, Eddie Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Tituss Burgess, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Wesley Snipes
2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, D, DRAMA
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THE GANGSTER, THE COP AND THE DEVIL (2019)

December 03, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, FOREIGN, G

“it really is Is just f*cking cool”

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Won-Tae Lee, Dong-seok Ma, Mu-Yeol Kim, Kim Sungkyu
2019, 7, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, FOREIGN, G
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KNIVES OUT (2019)

December 02, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, COMEDY, CRIME, DRAMA, K, Oscars 2020

“his is Rian Johnson’s best film in years and a damn fun way to spend an afternoon at the movies”

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Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Lakeith Stanfield, Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, Frank Oz, Jaeden Martell, Riki Lindhome
2019, 7, COMEDY, CRIME, DRAMA, K, Oscars 2020
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THE LIGHTHOUSE (2019)

November 09, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, DRAMA, FANTASY, HORROR, L, Oscars 2020

“A swirling cacophony of darkness, crashing water, creeping visions”

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Robert Eggers, Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson, Valeriia Karaman
2019, 7, DRAMA, FANTASY, HORROR, L, Oscars 2020
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THE FAREWELL (2019)

August 23, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN

“fairly fantastic film that kind of evokes that tender emotion”

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Lulu Wang, Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Aoi Mizhuara, Shuzhen Zhao
2019, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN
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SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019)

July 04, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION, S

“He is emblazoning the Spider-ness and Peter-ness - full tingle!”

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July 04, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jon Watts, Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Tony Revolori, Angourie Rice, Remy Hii, Martin Starr, J.B. Smoove, Cobie Smulders, J.K. Simmons, Ben Mendelsohn
2019, 7, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION, S
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TOY STORY 4 (2019)

June 26, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, T, Oscars 2020

“Was it also as good as its Toy Story brethren?.. Yes. Of course it was. It was really good”

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June 26, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Josh Cooley, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Madeleine McGraw, Christina Hendricks, Jordan Peele, Keanu Reeves, Ally Maki, Joan Cusack, Bonnie Hunt, Kristen Schaal, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenburger, Blake Clark, Don Rickles, Carl Weathers, Estelle Harris, Laurie Metcalf
2019, 7, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, T, Oscars 2020
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BOOKSMART (2019)

June 17, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, B, COMEDY

“a breath of fresh air, and though not as amazing as I had hoped”

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Olivia Wilde, Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams, Jason Sudekis, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, Victoria Ruesga, Mason Gooding, Skyler Gisondo, Diana Silvers, Molly Gordon
2019, 7, B, COMEDY
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HAIL SATAN? (2019)

May 18, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, DOCUMENTARY, H

“My inner Satanist was delighted with this funtertaining peek behind the black robe”

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Penny Lane
2019, 7, DOCUMENTARY, H
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