Sleeper Awakened

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

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TRIPLE FRONTIER (2019)

March 20, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, ACTION, DRAMA, T

“just never got over that “this is pretty darn good” speed-bump, stalling a bit on its way up that hill, despite a satisfactory ride”

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J.C. Chandor, Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garret Hedlund, Pedro Pascal, Adria Arjona
2019, 5, ACTION, DRAMA, T
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CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019)

March 12, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, ACTION, C, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION

“even if it doesn’t catapult me to another universe, it flies high enough to satisfy”

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Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law, Annette Bening, Lashana Lynch, Clark Gregg, Gemma Chan, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace
2019, 6, ACTION, C, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION
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ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019)

March 08, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, ACTION, A, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION

“ I had a decent time letting it reign down it’s mechanical wrath upon me”

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Robert Rodriguez, Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley, Keean Johnson, Jeff Fahey, Edward Norton, Michelle Rodriguez
2019, 5, ACTION, A, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION
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POLAR (2019)

January 28, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, P

“A raging fire of flash and flesh, but resulting in only ruin. “

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Jonas Åkerlund, Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa Hudgens, Katheryn Winnick, Fei Ren, Ruby O. Fee, Matt Lucas, Robert Maillet, Josh Cruddas, Anthony Grant, Richard Dreyfuss
3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, P
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THE PREDATOR (2018)

January 16, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 3, ACTION, P, SCIENCE FICTION

“it felt more like a joke homage about Predator films than an earnest & violent killer Predator flick”

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Shane Black, Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, Jake Busey
2018, 3, ACTION, P, SCIENCE FICTION
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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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SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (2018)

December 19, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 8, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, S, Oscars 2019

“It might be my favorite Spider-Man film of all-time.”

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Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Velez, Zoe Kravitz, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Nicolas Cage, Kathryn Hahn, Liev Schreiber, Chris Pine, Oscar Isaac, Lake Bell
2018, 8, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, S, Oscars 2019
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THE FOREIGNER (2017)

November 26, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 5, ACTION, DRAMA, F

“Solid genre effort but it wants to play more like a political thriller and less an action film “

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Martin Campbell, Katie Leung, Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Michael McElhatton, Orla Brady
2017, 5, ACTION, DRAMA, F
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THE NIGHT COMES FOR US (2018)

October 24, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, ACTION, N, FOREIGN, CRIME

“The Raid meets A Bittersweet Life/Man From Nowhere is a pretty simple way to state it “

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October 24, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Timo Tjahjanto, Iko Uwais, Julie Estelle, Joe Taslim, Zack Lee, Sunny Pang, Dian Sastrowardoyo, Salvita DeCorte, Hannah Al Rashid
2018, 6, ACTION, N, FOREIGN, CRIME
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VENOM (2018)

October 10, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION, V

“All hoped hype sizzle with no substance or real value, which is fairly fitting for a movie about Venom”

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Ruben Fleischer, Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott, Jenny Slate, Woody Harrelson
2018, 3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION, V
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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT (2018)

August 08, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, ACTION, M, SPY

“stale and predictable, but I can’t fault it for consistently providing a level of slick dumb fun “

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Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Kirby, Michelle Monaghan, Wes Bentley, Alec Baldwin, Kristoffer Joner, Liang Yang
2018, 6, ACTION, M, SPY
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JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (2017)

July 18, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, J

“They planted their collective tongue deep within their cheek and let the fun spew out of their “poke-fun” orifice.”

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July 18, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jake Kasdan, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Rhys Darby, Bobby Cannavale, Nick Jones, Alex Wolff, Ser'Darius Blain, Madison Iseman, Morgan Turner
2017, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, J
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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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WAR ON EVERYONE (2016)

July 06, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, CRIME, W

“…it was worth a watch for an off-beat tale of cops who just don’t give a sh*t “

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John Michael McDonagh, Alexander Skarsgard, Theo James, Tessa Thompson, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephanie Sigman, David Wilmot, Malcolm Barrett, Paul Reiser, Michael Peña
2016, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, CRIME, W
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DEADPOOL 2 (2018)

June 29, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, COMIC BOOK, D

“There were enough sprinkles of sugar and spice to keep the meal hovering around satisfactory.”

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June 29, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
David Leitch, Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Karan Soni, Brianna Hildebrand, Jack Kesy, Eddie Marsan, Bill Skarsgard, Terry Crews, Brad Pitt, Alan Tudyk, Matt Damon
2018, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, COMIC BOOK, D
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SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY (2018)

June 27, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, ACTION, S, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2019

“Everything around Solo is more interesting than what we actually get, which is the last thing you want from a film called Solo. “

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June 27, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ron Howard, Alden Ehrenreich, Joonas Suotamo, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Paul Bettany, Jon Favreau, Warwick Davis
2018, 5, ACTION, S, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2019
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AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR PART 1 (2018)

June 25, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, ACTION, A, COMIC BOOK, Oscars 2019

“Really well done. Better than I thought possible. “

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June 25, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan, Tom Hiddleston, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Idris Elba, Danai Gurira, Peter Dinklage, Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Chris Pratt, Sean Gunn, William Hurt, Letitia Wright, Terry Notary, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Carrie Coon, Michael James Shaw, Winston Duke, Ross Marquand, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders
2018, 7, ACTION, A, COMIC BOOK, Oscars 2019
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INCREDIBLES 2 (2018)

June 20, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, ACTION, ANIMATED, COMIC BOOK, FAMILY, I, Oscars 2019

“This is a fun little sequel, with its heart in the right place and its nose to the grindstone… I just hoped that it could have been more. “

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June 20, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Brad Bird, Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Miller, Catherine Keener, Bob Odenkirk, Samuel L. Jackson
2018, 6, ACTION, ANIMATED, COMIC BOOK, FAMILY, I, Oscars 2019
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OCEAN'S 8 (2018)

June 15, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, CRIME, O

“The caper was a success, but they couldn’t steal my heart”

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June 15, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Gary Ross, Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard Armitage, Elliot Gould, Dakota Fanning, James Corden
2018, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, CRIME, O
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READY PLAYER ONE (2018)

April 11, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, ACTION, R, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2019
"It works in the ways that it strives the hardest: being a light escapist fiction"
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April 11, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Steven Spielberg, Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance
2018, 5, ACTION, R, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2019
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