Sleeper Awakened

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

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Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

May 15, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, FAMILY, SCIENCE FICTION, P

“lush and rich, textured by cuteness and an oddly comforting pairing of sweetness & hope”

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Rob Letterman, Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, Ken Watanabe, Suki Waterhouse, Chris Geere, Karan Soni
2019, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, FAMILY, SCIENCE FICTION, P
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SHAZAM (2019)

April 11, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, COMEDY, COMIC BOOK, FAMILY, S

“…overall enjoyable Deadpool meets Superman for the youth and beyond .”

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David F. Sandberg, Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Djimon Hounsou, Faithe Herman, Grace Fulton, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Marta Milans, Cooper Andrews, John Glover
2019, 5, COMEDY, COMIC BOOK, FAMILY, S
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CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? (2018)

February 18, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, BIOGRAPHY, C, COMEDY, DRAMA, Oscars 2019

“Sardonic wit doesn’t mask the malevolent melancholy”

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Marielle Heller, Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Ben Falcone, Jane Curtin
2018, 7, BIOGRAPHY, C, COMEDY, DRAMA, Oscars 2019
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CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (2018)

February 07, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 3, COMEDY, C, FAMILY, Oscars 2019

“hour and a half of ho-hum nothingness and monotonous generic non-drama”

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Marc Forster, Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss, Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett, Peter Capaldi, Toby Jones
2018, 3, COMEDY, C, FAMILY, Oscars 2019
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BLOCKERS (2017)

January 30, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 4, B, COMEDY

“As it stands, it is an uncooked concept sprinkled with underdone parental angst and drizzled with pubescent nonsense; an unsatisfying meal.”

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Kay Cannon, Leslie Mann, John Cena, Ike Barinholtz, Kathryn Newton, Geraldine Viswanathan, Gideon Adlon, Gary Cole, Gina Gershon
2017, 4, B, COMEDY
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VICE (2018)

January 12, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, V, Oscars 2019

‘ I didn’t find the humor in its jabs, the joy in the idiosyncrasies, or the real ability to root around in the other unpleasantness on display”

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Adam McKay, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Christian Bale, Alison Pill, Eddie Marsan, Jesse Plemons, Tyler Perry, Justin Kirk, Lily Rabe
2018, 5, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, V, Oscars 2019
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THE FAVOURITE (2018)

December 28, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, F, Oscars 2019

“A wicked delight with a distinctly downtrodden and bitter aftertaste.”

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Yorgos Lanthimos, Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, James Smith, Mark Gatiss, Willem Dalby, Nicholas Hoult
2018, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, F, Oscars 2019
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PADDINGTON 2 (2017)

December 25, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, FAMILY, COMEDY, P, ANIMATED, 8

“A whirlwind of beauty, style, cleverness, and class”

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Jim Broadbent, Richard Ayoade, Sally Hawkins, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, Peter Capaldi, Paul King, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Brendan Gleeson
2017, FAMILY, COMEDY, P, ANIMATED, 8
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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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GREEN BOOK (2018)

December 22, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, G, Oscars 2019

“… just nailing the basics and letting the actors do the tremendous job that they can”

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Peter Farrelly, Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini
2018, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, G, Oscars 2019
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RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (2018)

December 20, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, R, Oscars 2019

“At least it engaged both my adult intellectual faculties and my Disney childlike humor.”

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December 20, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Phil Johnston, Rich Moore, John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot, Taraji P. Henson, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, Alfred Molina, Ed O'Neill, Vin Diesel, Bill Hader, Kristen Bell, Mandy Moore
2018, 6, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, R, Oscars 2019
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THE SISTERS BROTHERS (2018)

November 15, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, COMEDY, S, WESTERN

“There is a strange mixture of adoration for the rugged lawlessness while also kicking that stereotype in the side while it soundly sleeps.”

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Jacques Audiard, John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Rutger Hauer, Rebecca Root, Carol Kane, Richard Brake
2018, 6, COMEDY, S, WESTERN
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PADDINGTON (2014)

September 05, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 7, COMEDY, FAMILY, P

“I thought that it would be daft, but it was impeccably cute and inventively soulful.”

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Paul King, Tim Downie, Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Samuel Joslin, Matt Lucas, Julie Walters, Nicole Kidman, Peter Capaldi, Jim Broadbent
2014, 7, COMEDY, FAMILY, P
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BLACKKKLANSMAN (2018)

August 29, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, BIOGRAPHY, B, COMEDY, CRIME, Oscars 2019

“Whether all of the intentions and paths work for you, it is an unfortunately all-too timely and relevant parable.”

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August 29, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Spike Lee, Alec Baldwin, John David Washington, Adam Driver, Michael Buscemi, Laura Harrier, Corey Hawkins, Ashlie Atkinson, Topher Grace, Paul Walter Hauser, Ryan Eggold, Damaris Lewis, Jasper Pääkkönen
2018, 7, BIOGRAPHY, B, COMEDY, CRIME, Oscars 2019
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CRAZY RICH ASIANS (2018)

August 27, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, C, COMEDY, ROMANCE

“It’s one half cute rom-com, one half lavish spectacle, and a very welcomed 100% Asian. “

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August 27, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
John M. Chu, Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Harry Shum Jr., Ken Jeong, Chris Pang, Sonoya Mizuno
2018, 6, C, COMEDY, ROMANCE
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EIGHTH GRADE (2018)

August 23, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, E

“I must wholeheartedly express that it may not sound fun or enthralling, but it is vivid and wonderful”

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August 23, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Bo Burnham, Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan
2018, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, E
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SORRY TO BOTHER YOU (2018)

July 28, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, COMEDY, SCIENCE FICTION, S

“So devilishly witty and throat tearing satire, but the edges are rough and the construction uneven. “

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July 28, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Boots Riley, Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Terry Crews, Omari Hardwick, Michael X. Sommers, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun, Armie Hammer, Robert Longstreet, David Cross, Patton Oswalt, Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson
2018, 6, COMEDY, SCIENCE FICTION, S
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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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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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July 06, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
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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TULLY (2018)

July 02, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, T

“Standard Diablo Cody script wit and savvy while Theron nails her disenchanted and run ragged motherly persona”

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July 02, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jason Reitman, Diablo Cody, Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass, Ron Livingston, Elaine Tan
2018, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, T
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