Sleeper Awakened

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

  • Reviews
    • Latest Reviews
    • Yearly Musings
  • OSCARS GAUNTLET
    • OSCAR NOMINATED FILMS - 2024
    • OSCAR NOMINATED FILMS - 2023
    • OSCAR NOMINATED FILMS - 2022
    • OSCAR NOMINATED FILMS - 2021
    • OSCAR NOMINATED FILMS - 2020
    • OSCAR NOMINATED FILMS - 2019
    • OSCAR NOMINATED FILMS - 2018
    • OSCAR NOMINATED FILMS - 2017
    • OSCAR NOMINATED FILMS - 2016
  • Explore By Genre
    • ACTION
    • ANIMATED
    • BIOGRAPHY
    • BOND
    • COMEDY
    • COMIC BOOK
    • CRIME
    • DISASTER
    • DOCUMENTARY
    • DRAMA
    • FAMILY
    • FANTASY
    • FOREIGN
    • HOLIDAYS
    • HORROR
    • MUSICALS
    • ROMANCE
    • SCIENCE FICTION
    • SHORTS
    • SPORTS
    • SPY
    • THRILLER
    • WAR
    • WESTERN
    • ZOMBIE
  • Explore By Year
    • 2010
    • 2012
    • 2013
    • 2014
    • 2015
    • 2016
    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    • 2021
    • 2022
    • 2023
    • 2024
  • About Me
    • My Bio
    • My Scale
    • Contact/Follow
  • Search
  • SUBSCRIBE

SING STREET (2016)

August 02, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, S
"It excels as a coming of age musical romp that provides the tunes and the tenderness, while not taking itself too seriously."
Read More
August 02, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
John Carney, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Kelly Thornton, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Jack Reynor, Aidan Gillen
2016, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, S
Comment

HIGH-RISE (2015)

May 17, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, DRAMA, H, FOREIGN
"Ends up as an unnecessary mess, devolving from social introspection to a jumbled kaleidoscope of debauchery and misery"
Read More
May 17, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ben Wheatley, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, James Purefoy, Elisabeth Moss
2015, 4, DRAMA, H, FOREIGN
Comment

TRIPLE 9 (2016)

May 03, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, T
"What could have been killer ended up as only a maimer"
Read More
May 03, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
John Hillcoat, Casey Affleck, Anthony Mackie, Woody Harrelson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Aaron Paul, Kate Winslet, Gal Gadot, Norman Reedus, Michael Kenneth Williams
2016, 5, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, T
Comment

MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (2016)

April 22, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DRAMA, M, SCIENCE FICTION
"A masterful mixture of Close Encounters/Starman with The Fugitive and an indie familial drama (Shotgun Stories anyone?)"
Read More
April 22, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jeff Nichols, Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Sam Shepard
2016, 7, DRAMA, M, SCIENCE FICTION
Comment

CREATIVE CONTROL (2015)

April 19, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 5, C, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION
"scratches that contemplative itch but doesn't satisfy the dramatic hunger"
Read More
April 19, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Benjamin Dickinson, Nora Zehetner, Reggie Watts
2015, 5, C, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION
Comment

THE WITCH (2015)

April 19, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, THRILLER, W
"A psychological terror time-bomb, with nature, the unseen, and bubbling & inescapable dread pulling the strings throughout."
Read More
April 19, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Robert Eggers, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie
2015, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, THRILLER, W
Comment

EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT (2015)

April 13, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, DRAMA, E, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
"Very old world feel – like going back in time and witnessing it first hand"
Read More
April 13, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ciro Guerra, Nilbio Torres, Antonio Bolivar, Jan Bijvoet
2015, 7, DRAMA, E, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
Comment

MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART (2015)

April 01, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, M, ROMANCE
"Felt slight when it should be profound and engaging"
Read More
April 01, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Zhangke Jia, Tao Zhao, Yi Zhang, Zijian Dong, Sylvia Chang
2015, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, M, ROMANCE
Comment

KNIGHT OF CUPS (2015)

March 24, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, DRAMA, K, ROMANCE
" A visually resplendent film that doesn't hit the mark."
Read More
March 24, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Terrence Malick, Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Brian Dennehy, Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto, Imogen Poots, Wes Bentley
2015, 4, DRAMA, K, ROMANCE
Comment

10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (2015)

March 24, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DRAMA, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, T
"A fairly satisfying minimalist thriller that falls apart due to fraying story threads and an over-the-top capper that left me wanting"
Read More
March 24, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Dan Trachtenberg, John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Bradley Cooper, John Gallagher Jr.
2015, 6, DRAMA, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, T
Comment

HE NEVER DIED (2015)

March 16, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, FANTASY, H
"It is likable but lacking, delivering an average-ish movie"
Read More
March 16, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jason Krawczyk, Henry Rollins, Booboo Stewart, Kate Greenhouse
2015, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, FANTASY, H
Comment

JANE GOT A GUN (2015)

March 16, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, ACTION, DRAMA, J, WESTERN
"It's bland and lifeless effort in the nigh-defunct Western genre"
Read More
March 16, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Gavin O'Connor, Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Ewan McGregor, Noah Emmerich, Rodrigo Santoro
2015, 4, ACTION, DRAMA, J, WESTERN
Comment

VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN (2015)

March 08, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 3, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, V
"Not all hope is lost, while Macavoys remain true"
Read More
March 08, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Paul McGuigan, Max Landis, Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Andrew Scott, Jessica Brown Findlay
2015, 3, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, V
Comment

SON OF SAUL (2015)

February 28, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 8, DRAMA, S, WAR, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
"constant shallow focus keeping us in each moment, with no escape, just like the prisoners"
Read More
February 28, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
László Nemes, Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár
2015, 8, DRAMA, S, WAR, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
Comment

MUSTANG (2015)

February 24, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
"The drama was magnetic and finely executed, but lacked that next level."
Read More
February 24, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Günes Sensoy
2015, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
Comment

THEEB (2014)

February 24, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, THRILLER, Oscars 2016
"Decent, but I think it could have been better"
Read More
February 24, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Naji Abu Nowar, Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat
2014, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, THRILLER, Oscars 2016
Comment

45 YEARS (2015)

February 24, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, DRAMA, F, ROMANCE, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
"Superbly acted (especially Rampling) with a simmering intensity of truth and brewing unease"
Read More
February 24, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Andrew Haigh, Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay
2015, 7, DRAMA, F, ROMANCE, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
Comment

A WAR (KRIGEN) (2015)

February 19, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, W, WAR, Oscars 2016
" I saw the walking talking skeleton of a grippingly intense military quagmire, but none of the guts"
Read More
February 19, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Tobias Lindholm, Pilou Asbæk, Dar Salim
2015, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, W, WAR, Oscars 2016
Comment

CINDERELLA (2015)

February 07, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, C, DRAMA, FAMILY, FANTASY, Oscars 2016
"Tremendous sets and amazing costumes, but the rest was sub-par"
Read More
February 07, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Kenneth Branagh, Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter, Stellan Skarsgård, Hayley Atwell
2015, 4, C, DRAMA, FAMILY, FANTASY, Oscars 2016
Comment

ANOMALISA (2015)

February 04, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 8, A, ANIMATED, DRAMA, COMEDY, Oscars 2016
"A clever, amusing and agonizing exploration of depression and the seeming futility & momentary brilliance of life and people"
Read More
February 04, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman, David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan
2015, 8, A, ANIMATED, DRAMA, COMEDY, Oscars 2016
Comment
  • Newer
  • Older

Powered by Squarespace